Which to use
“impartió” and “importó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,277
- “impartió” frequency rank
- #14,870
- “importó” frequency rank
- 54147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impartió | importó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de impartir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes impartió and importó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. impartió runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against importó's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: impartió vs importó
A purely visual mix-up. impartió ([ĩmpaɾˈt̪jo]) and importó ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪o]) 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 54147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impartió is recorded at frequency rank #39,277, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpaɾˈt̪jo]. importó is at rank #14,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪o].
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 54147, this pair ranks #84,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impartió vs importó
Shared letters: imprtó. Private to "impartió": a. Private to "importó": o.
"impartió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "importó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impartió" for "importó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impartió" vs "importó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "impartió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impartió" and "importó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impartida vs impartió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.