impartióvsimportóWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

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

8 ch
impartió
7 ch
importó

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

impartió#39,277
importó#14,870

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impartió" and "importó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpaɾˈt̪jo] versus [ĩmpoɾˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impartió" or "importó"?
"importó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,870 in our Spanish list, against #39,277 for "impartió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering impartió vs importó

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 “impartió” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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