Which to use
“impida” and “impiden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,132
- “impida” frequency rank
- #11,064
- “impiden” frequency rank
- 27196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impida | impiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de impedir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impedir. |
Where the eye mixes impida and impiden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between impida and impiden
A purely visual mix-up. impida ([ĩmˈpið̞a]) and impiden ([ĩmˈpið̞ẽn]) 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 27196, 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]. impiden is at rank #11,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞ẽn].
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 27196, this pair ranks #228,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impida vs impiden
Shared letters: dimp. Private to "impida": a. Private to "impiden": en.
"impida" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impiden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impida" for "impiden" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "impida" and "impiden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impiden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impida" and "impiden" 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 #228,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.