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“imparable” and “impecable” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,991
“imparable” frequency rank
#12,835
“impecable” frequency rank
30826
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imparable impecable
Definition Que es imposible o muy difícil de detener, parar o hacer que cese en su avance, movimiento o acción. Muy limpio, sin mancha alguna, ordenado, completamente libre de impurezas o suciedades.

Where the eye mixes imparable and impecable

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
imparable
9 ch
impecable

Visual trap between imparable and impecable

A purely visual mix-up. imparable ([ĩmpaˈɾaβ̞le]) 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 30826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imparable is recorded at frequency rank #17,991, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpaˈɾaβ̞le]. 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 30826, this pair ranks #210,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imparable vs impecable

Shared letters: abeilmp. Private to "imparable": r. Private to "impecable": c.

"imparable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "impecable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imparableimaprable · immparable · impaarble · imparabble · imparabel · imparablle · imparalbe · imparavle
  • impecableimepcable · immpecable · impceable · impeacble · impecabble · impecabel · impecablle · impecalbe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imparable" and "impecable" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpaˈɾaβ̞le] versus [ĩmpeˈkaβ̞le]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "imparable" vs "impecable" - which ranks higher?
"impecable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,835 in our Spanish list, against #17,991 for "imparable". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "imparable" and "impecable" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imparable" 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 #210,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imparable" and "impecable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imparable 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 #210,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list