Which to use
“imitan” and “impidan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,166
- “imitan” frequency rank
- #29,689
- “impidan” frequency rank
- 62855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imitan | impidan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de impedir. |
Where the eye mixes imitan and impidan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imitan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against impidan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imitan vs impidan
A purely visual mix-up. imitan ([iˈmit̪ãn]) and impidan ([ĩmˈpið̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imitan is recorded at frequency rank #33,166, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈmit̪ãn]. impidan is at rank #29,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞ãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62855, this pair ranks #50,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imitan vs impidan
Shared letters: aimn. Private to "imitan": t. Private to "impidan": dp.
"imitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "impidan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "imitan" and "impidan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impidan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imitan" and "impidan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imitado vs imitan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.