Which to use
“impone” and “imponer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,574
- “impone” frequency rank
- #4,715
- “imponer” frequency rank
- 12289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impone | imponer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imponer. | Poner a alguien en la obligación de cumplir con una carga, impuesto, trabajo, deber u otra exigencia. |
Where the eye mixes impone and imponer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses impone with imponer
A purely visual mix-up. impone ([ĩmˈpone]) and imponer ([ĩmpoˈneɾ]) 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 “imponer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12289, 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]. imponer is at rank #4,715, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoˈneɾ].
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 12289, this pair ranks #292,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impone vs imponer
Shared letters: eimnop. Private to "impone": -. Private to "imponer": r.
"impone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "imponer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impone" and "imponer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "impone" or "imponer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "impone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imponer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impone" and "imponer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impone vs import". 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 #292,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.