Which to use
“impide” and “impiden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,116
- “impide” frequency rank
- #11,064
- “impiden” frequency rank
- 16180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impide | impiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impedir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impedir. |
Where the eye mixes impide and impiden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between impide and impiden
A purely visual mix-up. impide ([ĩmˈpið̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “impide” sits inside “impiden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impide is recorded at frequency rank #5,116, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞e]. 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 16180, this pair ranks #277,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impide vs impiden
Shared letters: deimp. Private to "impide": -. Private to "impiden": n.
"impide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impiden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "impide" and "impiden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "impide" or "impiden"?
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 "impide" 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 #277,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impide" and "impiden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impiden vs inciden". 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 #277,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.