Which to use
“impida” and “impidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,132
- “impida” frequency rank
- #10,682
- “impidió” frequency rank
- 26814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impida | impidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de impedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de impedir. |
Where the eye mixes impida and impidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses impida with impidió
A purely visual mix-up. impida ([ĩmˈpið̞a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26814, 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]. 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 26814, this pair ranks #229,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impida vs impidió
Shared letters: dimp. Private to "impida": a. Private to "impidió": ó.
"impida" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- impida ← imipda · immpida · impdia · impiad · impidda · imppida · ipmida · mipida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impida" for "impidió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impida" vs "impidió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "impida" and "impidió" 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 "impidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impida" and "impidió" 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 #229,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.