Which to use
“impide” and “impone” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,116
- “impide” frequency rank
- #7,574
- “impone” frequency rank
- 12690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impide | impone |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de imponer. |
Where the eye mixes impide and impone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between impide and impone
A purely visual mix-up. impide ([ĩmˈpið̞e]) and impone ([ĩmˈpone]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12690, 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]. impone is at rank #7,574, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpone].
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 12690, this pair ranks #290,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impide vs impone
Shared letters: eimp. Private to "impide": d. Private to "impone": no.
"impide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impide" and "impone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "impide" or "impone"?
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 "impone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impide" and "impone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impone vs import". 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 #290,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.