implicavsimprimaWhich spelling fits?

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

#2,506
“implica” frequency rank
#47,197
“imprima” frequency rank
49703
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature implica imprima
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de implicar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imprimar.

Where the eye mixes implica and imprima

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
implica
7 ch
imprima

Look-alike desk: implica vs imprima

A purely visual mix-up. implica ([ĩmˈplika]) and imprima ([ĩmˈpɾima]) 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 49703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

implica is recorded at frequency rank #2,506, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈplika]. imprima is at rank #47,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾima].

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 49703, this pair ranks #107,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of implica vs imprima

Shared letters: aimp. Private to "implica": cl. Private to "imprima": r.

"implica" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "imprima" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • implicaimlpica · immplica · impilca · implcia · impliac · implicca · impllica · impplica
  • imprimaimmprima · impirma · impprima · impriam · imprimma · imprmia · imprrima · imrpima

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "implica" for "imprima" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈplika] versus [ĩmˈpɾima]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "implica" or "imprima"?
"implica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,506 in our Spanish list, against #47,197 for "imprima". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "implica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imprima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "implica" and "imprima" 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 #107,312 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