Which to use
“impide” and “impidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,116
- “impide” frequency rank
- #10,682
- “impidió” frequency rank
- 15798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impide | impidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 impide and impidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses impide with impidió
A purely visual mix-up. impide ([ĩmˈpið̞e]) 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 15798, 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]. 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 15798, this pair ranks #278,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impide vs impidió
Shared letters: dimp. Private to "impide": e. Private to "impidió": ó.
"impide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- impide ← imipde · immpide · impdie · impidde · impied · imppide · ipmide · mipide
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "impide" and "impidió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "impide" or "impidió"?
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 "impidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impide" and "impidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impidió vs imprimió". 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 #278,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.