impartidavsimpartióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: impartida is a participle, impartió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“impartida” is a participle and “impartió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,967
“impartida” frequency rank
#39,277
“impartió” frequency rank
81244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impartida impartió
Definition Forma del femenino de impartido, participio de impartir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de impartir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set impartida and impartió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
impartida
8 ch
impartió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: impartida is [ĩmpaɾˈt̪ið̞a] while impartió is [ĩmpaɾˈt̪jo]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impartida is recorded at frequency rank #41,967, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpaɾˈt̪ið̞a]. impartió is at rank #39,277, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpaɾˈt̪jo].

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 81244, this pair ranks #10,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of impartida vs impartió

Shared letters: aimprt. Private to "impartida": d. Private to "impartió": ó.

"impartida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "impartió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impartidaimaprtida · immpartida · imparitda · imparrtida · impartdia · impartiad · impartidda · imparttida

Frequency comparison

impartida#41,967
impartió#39,277

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impartida" and "impartió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "impartida" is a participle and "impartió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "impartida" or "impartió"?
"impartió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,277 in our Spanish list, against #41,967 for "impartida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering impartida vs impartió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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