impartidovsimportadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,513
“impartido” frequency rank
#14,868
“importado” frequency rank
45381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impartido importado
Definition Participio de impartir. Participio de importar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
impartido
9 ch
importado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. impartido ([ĩmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) and importado ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) 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 45381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impartido is recorded at frequency rank #30,513, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]. importado is at rank #14,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o].

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 45381, this pair ranks #131,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impartido vs importado

Shared letters: adimoprt. Private to "impartido": -. Private to "importado": -.

"impartido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "importado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impartidoimaprtido · immpartido · imparitdo · imparrtido · impartdio · impartiddo · impartiod · imparttido
  • importadoimmportado · imoprtado · imporatdo · imporrtado · importaddo · importaod · importdao · importtado

Frequency comparison

impartido#30,513
importado#14,868

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impartido" and "importado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o] versus [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impartido" or "importado"?
"importado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,868 in our Spanish list, against #30,513 for "impartido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering impartido vs importado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “impartido” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list