Which to use
“impidió” and “imprimió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,682
- “impidió” frequency rank
- #31,833
- “imprimió” frequency rank
- 42515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impidió | imprimió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de impedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de imprimir. |
Where the eye mixes impidió and imprimió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. impidió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against imprimió's 8 (VCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: impidió vs imprimió
A purely visual mix-up. impidió ([ĩmpiˈð̞jo]) and imprimió ([ĩmpɾiˈmjo]) 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 42515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impidió is recorded at frequency rank #10,682, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpiˈð̞jo]. imprimió is at rank #31,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpɾiˈmjo].
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 42515, this pair ranks #147,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impidió vs imprimió
Shared letters: impó. Private to "impidió": d. Private to "imprimió": r.
"impidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "imprimió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impidió" and "imprimió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "impidió" or "imprimió"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "impidió" and "imprimió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impidió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impidió" and "imprimió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprima vs imprimió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #147,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.