importar

[ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“importar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,128
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-importar · importar · Spanish

importar · rank #3,128 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,128
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH idiota

Nearest frequency peer: idiota (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “importar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “importar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

importar vs importó
75% similar
importar vs imputar
75% similar
importar vs importas
88% similar

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

Key facts for importar
PropertyValue
Headwordimportar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,128
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “importar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.importarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “idiota” (#3,127), “italiano” (#3,129), “héroe” (#3,126). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “importar” va en #3,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around importar (IPA [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,128 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for importar, with forms such as "immportar", "imoprtar", and "imporatr". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "importó", "imputar", "importas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is importar, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad.

This word in other languages

matter(English)importieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immportar
  • imoprtar
  • imporatr
  • imporrtar
  • importarr
  • importra
  • importtar
  • impotrar
  • impportar
  • improtar
  • ipmortar
  • miportar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immportar1imoprtar2imporatr2imporrtar1importarr1importra2importtar1impotrar2
Edit distance from "importar"

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 "importar"?
"importar" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "importar" mean?
As a verb, "importar" means: Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad.
What words are commonly confused with "importar"?
"importar" is commonly confused with "importó", "imputar", "importas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "importar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "importar" is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "importar" come from?
"importar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "importar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

italiano#3,129Guerrero#3,122obligado#3,134duración#3,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

próximos12 variantspusieron12 variantsreconoce12 variantsVicente12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list