Which to use
“impares” is an adjective and “imparten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,644
- “impares” frequency rank
- #30,953
- “imparten” frequency rank
- 74597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impares | imparten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de impar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impartir. |
Where the eye mixes impares and imparten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. impares runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against imparten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between impares and imparten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: impares is [ĩmˈpaɾes] while imparten is [ĩmˈpaɾt̪ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impares is recorded at frequency rank #43,644, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmˈpaɾes]. imparten is at rank #30,953, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpaɾt̪ẽn].
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 74597, this pair ranks #21,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of impares vs imparten
Shared letters: aeimpr. Private to "impares": s. Private to "imparten": nt.
"impares" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "imparten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impares" for "imparten" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "impares" or "imparten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "impares" and "imparten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imparten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impares" and "imparten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impar vs impares". 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 #21,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.