Which to use
“impedido” and “impedir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,867
- “impedido” frequency rank
- #4,432
- “impedir” frequency rank
- 19299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impedido | impedir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de impedir. | Estorbar, imposibilitar la ejecución de una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes impedido and impedir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. impedido runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against impedir's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses impedido with impedir
A purely visual mix-up. impedido ([ĩmpeˈð̞ið̞o]) and impedir ([ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]) 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 19299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impedido is recorded at frequency rank #14,867, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpeˈð̞ið̞o]. impedir is at rank #4,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ].
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 19299, this pair ranks #264,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impedido vs impedir
Shared letters: deimp. Private to "impedido": o. Private to "impedir": r.
"impedido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "impedir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impedido" and "impedir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "impedido" or "impedir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "impedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impedir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impedido" and "impedir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impedido vs impedidos". 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 #264,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.