importante
Spanish, adjective/impoɾˈtante/
importante is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 302 times per million words in written Spanish, the 264th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Importante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “important, that cares, that matters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Algo o alguien que hay que tener en cuenta”.
What does importante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineimportant, that cares, that matters.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Algo o alguien que hay que tener en cuenta. 2. Por extensión, condición absolutamente necesaria para que algo acontezca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of importante
- importantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce importante?
- /impoɾˈtante/
- [ĩm.poɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
- [ĩmpoɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to importante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is importante in Spanish?
importante appears 302 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).