Which to use
“impone” and “imponen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,574
- “impone” frequency rank
- #14,619
- “imponen” frequency rank
- 22193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impone | imponen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imponer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imponer. |
Where the eye mixes impone and imponen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses impone with imponen
A purely visual mix-up. impone ([ĩmˈpone]) and imponen ([ĩmˈponẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “impone” sits inside “imponen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impone is recorded at frequency rank #7,574, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpone]. imponen is at rank #14,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈponẽn].
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 22193, this pair ranks #251,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impone vs imponen
Shared letters: eimnop. Private to "impone": -. Private to "imponen": -.
"impone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "imponen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "impone" and "imponen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "impone" vs "imponen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "impone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imponen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impone" and "imponen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imponen vs imponía". 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 #251,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.