Which to use
“impidiendo” and “imprimiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,730
- “impidiendo” frequency rank
- #40,877
- “imprimiendo” frequency rank
- 58607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impidiendo | imprimiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio irregular de impedir. | Gerundio de imprimir. |
Where the eye mixes impidiendo and imprimiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. impidiendo runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCCV) against imprimiendo's 11 (VCCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: impidiendo vs imprimiendo
A purely visual mix-up. impidiendo ([ĩmpiˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o]) and imprimiendo ([ĩmpɾiˈmjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 58607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impidiendo is recorded at frequency rank #17,730, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpiˈð̞jẽn̪d̪o]. imprimiendo is at rank #40,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpɾiˈmjẽn̪d̪o].
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 58607, this pair ranks #65,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of impidiendo vs imprimiendo
Shared letters: deimnop. Private to "impidiendo": -. Private to "imprimiendo": r.
"impidiendo" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV · "imprimiendo" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- impidiendo ← imipdiendo · immpidiendo · impdiiendo · impiddiendo · impideindo · impidiedno · impidienddo · impidienndo
- imprimiendo ← immprimiendo · impirmiendo · impprimiendo · impriimendo · imprimeindo · imprimiedno · imprimienddo · imprimienndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impidiendo" for "imprimiendo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impidiendo" vs "imprimiendo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "impidiendo" and "imprimiendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impidiendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impidiendo" and "imprimiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impidiendo vs imponiendo". 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 #65,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.