impidenvsimprimenTell them apart

Which to use

“impiden” and “imprimen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,064
“impiden” frequency rank
#34,159
“imprimen” frequency rank
45223
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impiden imprimen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impedir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imprimir.

Where the eye mixes impiden and imprimen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
impiden
8 ch
imprimen

Visual trap between impiden and imprimen

A purely visual mix-up. impiden ([ĩmˈpið̞ẽn]) and imprimen ([ĩmˈpɾimẽn]) 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 45223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impiden is recorded at frequency rank #11,064, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞ẽn]. imprimen is at rank #34,159, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾimẽn].

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 45223, this pair ranks #132,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impiden vs imprimen

Shared letters: eimnp. Private to "impiden": d. Private to "imprimen": r.

"impiden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "imprimen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impidenimipden · immpiden · impdien · impidden · impidenn · impidne · impiedn · imppiden
  • imprimenimmprimen · impirmen · impprimen · impriemn · imprimenn · imprimmen · imprimne · imprmien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "impiden" for "imprimen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpið̞ẽn] versus [ĩmˈpɾimẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "impiden" vs "imprimen" - which ranks higher?
"impiden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,064 in our Spanish list, against #34,159 for "imprimen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "impiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imprimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impiden" and "imprimen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprima vs imprimen". 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 #132,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list