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

#22,054
“imparte” frequency rank
#45,367
“import” frequency rank
67421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imparte import
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impartir. Importar, en el sentido de traer cosas de otro país

Where the eye mixes imparte and import

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
imparte
6 ch
import

Visual trap between imparte and import

A purely visual mix-up. imparte ([ĩmˈpaɾt̪e]) and import (/ɪmˈpɔːt/) 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 67421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imparte is recorded at frequency rank #22,054, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpaɾt̪e]. import is at rank #45,367, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪmˈpɔːt/.

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 67421, this pair ranks #37,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imparte vs import

Shared letters: imprt. Private to "imparte": ae. Private to "import": o.

"imparte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "import" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imparteimaprte · immparte · imparet · imparrte · impartte · impatre · impparte · imprate
  • importimmport · imoprt · imporrt · importt · impotr · impport · improt · ipmort

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "imparte" for "import" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpaɾt̪e] versus /ɪmˈpɔːt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imparte" or "import" show up more?
"imparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,054 in our Spanish list, against #45,367 for "import". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "import" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imparte" and "import" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importen". 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 #37,163 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