Which to use
“impedir” and “impidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,432
- “impedir” frequency rank
- #10,682
- “impidió” frequency rank
- 15114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impedir | impidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estorbar, imposibilitar la ejecución de una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de impedir. |
Where the eye mixes impedir and impidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. impedir (VCCVCVC) and impidió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses impedir with impidió
A purely visual mix-up. impedir ([ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]) and impidió ([ĩmpiˈð̞jo]) 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 15114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impedir is recorded at frequency rank #4,432, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]. impidió is at rank #10,682, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpiˈð̞jo].
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 15114, this pair ranks #281,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impedir vs impidió
Shared letters: dimp. Private to "impedir": er. Private to "impidió": ó.
"impedir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "impidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- impedir ← imepdir · immpedir · impdeir · impeddir · impedirr · impedri · impeidr · imppedir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impedir" and "impidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "impedir" vs "impidió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "impedir" and "impidió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impedir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impedir" and "impidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impedían vs impedir". 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 #281,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.