imparesvsimpresaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: impares is a adjective, impresa is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“impares” is an adjective and “impresa” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,644
“impares” frequency rank
#11,065
“impresa” frequency rank
54709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impares impresa
Definition Forma del plural de impar. Forma del femenino de impreso, participio irregular de imprimir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set impares and impresa apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
impares
7 ch
impresa

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: impares is [ĩmˈpaɾes] while impresa is [ĩmˈpɾesa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54709, 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]. impresa is at rank #11,065, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾesa].

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 54709, this pair ranks #82,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of impares vs impresa

Shared letters: aeimprs. Private to "impares": -. Private to "impresa": -.

"impares" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "impresa" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imparesimapres · immpares · impaers · imparess · imparres · imparse · imppares · impraes
  • impresaimmpresa · impersa · imppresa · impreas · impressa · imprresa · imprsea · imrpesa

Frequency comparison

impares#43,644
impresa#11,065

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impares" and "impresa" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "impares" is an adjective and "impresa" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "impares" or "impresa"?
"impresa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,065 in our Spanish list, against #43,644 for "impares". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering impares vs impresa

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “impares”; for a participle, it's “impresa”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “impares” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list