Which to use
“impide” and “imprime” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,116
- “impide” frequency rank
- #21,361
- “imprime” frequency rank
- 26477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impide | imprime |
|---|---|---|
| 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 imprimir. |
Where the eye mixes impide and imprime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between impide and imprime
A purely visual mix-up. impide ([ĩmˈpið̞e]) and imprime ([ĩmˈpɾime]) 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 26477, 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]. imprime is at rank #21,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾime].
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 26477, this pair ranks #231,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impide vs imprime
Shared letters: eimp. Private to "impide": d. Private to "imprime": r.
"impide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "imprime" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impide" for "imprime" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "impide" or "imprime" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "impide" and "imprime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impide" and "imprime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprima vs imprime". 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 #231,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.