Which to use
“impida” and “impide” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,132
- “impida” frequency rank
- #5,116
- “impide” frequency rank
- 21248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impida | impide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de impedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impedir. |
Where the eye mixes impida and impide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: impida vs impide
A purely visual mix-up. impida ([ĩmˈpið̞a]) and impide ([ĩmˈpið̞e]) 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 a single letter - a in “impida” becomes e in “impide”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impida is recorded at frequency rank #16,132, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞a]. impide is at rank #5,116, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞e].
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 21248, this pair ranks #255,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impida vs impide
Shared letters: dimp. Private to "impida": a. Private to "impide": e.
"impida" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "impida" and "impide" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "impida" or "impide" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "impida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impida" and "impide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impida vs imprima". 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 #255,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.