importaban

[ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]

/[ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“importaban” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #35,553 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#35,553
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

importaban vs importan
80% similar
importaban vs importada
80% similar
importaban vs importará
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for importaban
PropertyValue
Headwordimportaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,553
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “importaban” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). importaban lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for importaban is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,553 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for importaban, with forms such as "immportaban", "imoprtaban", and "imporatban". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "importan", "importada", "importará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is importaban, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immportaban,imoprtaban,imporatban,imporrtaban,importaabn,importabann,importabban,importabna,importavan,importbaan,importtaban,impotraban,impportaban,improtaban,ipmortaban,miportaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of importaban - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

immportaban1imoprtaban2imporatban2imporrtaban1importaabn2importabann1importabban1importabna2
Edit distance from "importaban"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "importaban"?
"importaban" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
What does "importaban" mean?
As a verb, "importaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar.
What words are commonly confused with "importaban"?
"importaban" is commonly confused with "importan", "importada", "importará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "importaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "importaban" is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "importaban" come from?
"importaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “importaban”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-M-P-O-R-T-A-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “importan” - see the side-by-side comparison. importaban vs importan
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list