Which to use
“impagable” and “impecable” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,786
- “impagable” frequency rank
- #12,835
- “impecable” frequency rank
- 57621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impagable | impecable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Imposible de pagar, debido generalmente a su elevado costo, precio o tarifa. | Muy limpio, sin mancha alguna, ordenado, completamente libre de impurezas o suciedades. |
Where the eye mixes impagable and impecable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between impagable and impecable
A purely visual mix-up. impagable ([ĩmpaˈɣ̞aβ̞le]) and impecable ([ĩmpeˈkaβ̞le]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impagable is recorded at frequency rank #44,786, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpaˈɣ̞aβ̞le]. impecable is at rank #12,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpeˈkaβ̞le].
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 57621, this pair ranks #69,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of impagable vs impecable
Shared letters: abeilmp. Private to "impagable": g. Private to "impecable": c.
"impagable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "impecable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impagable" and "impecable" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "impagable" vs "impecable" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "impagable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impecable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impagable" and "impecable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impagable vs impasible". 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 #69,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.