Which to use
“impago” and “impar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,616
- “impago” frequency rank
- #34,622
- “impar” frequency rank
- 71238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impago | impar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Incumplimiento de las obligaciones legales o condiciones de un préstamo, por ejemplo, cuando un comprador no puede pagar su hipoteca, o cuando una corporación o gobierno no es capaz de pagar un bono que ha llegado a su madurez. | Número que dividido entre dos no da número entero. |
Where the eye mixes impago and impar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. impago runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against impar's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: impago vs impar
A purely visual mix-up. impago ([ĩmˈpaɣ̞o]) and impar ([ĩmˈpaɾ]) 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 71238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impago is recorded at frequency rank #36,616, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈpaɣ̞o]. impar is at rank #34,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈpaɾ].
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 71238, this pair ranks #27,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of impago vs impar
Shared letters: aimp. Private to "impago": go. Private to "impar": r.
"impago" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impago" for "impar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "impago" or "impar" show up more?
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 "impago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impago" and "impar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imam vs impar". 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 #27,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.