imponevsimpongaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,574
“impone” frequency rank
#26,088
“imponga” frequency rank
33662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impone imponga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de imponer.

Where the eye mixes impone and imponga

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

6 ch
impone
7 ch
imponga

Look-alike desk: impone vs imponga

A purely visual mix-up. impone ([ĩmˈpone]) and imponga ([ĩmˈpõŋga]) 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 33662, 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]. imponga is at rank #26,088, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpõŋga].

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 33662, this pair ranks #195,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impone vs imponga

Shared letters: imnop. Private to "impone": e. Private to "imponga": ag.

"impone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "imponga" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imponeimmpone · imopne · impnoe · impoen · imponne · imppone · ipmone · mipone
  • impongaimmponga · imopnga · impnoga · impogna · imponag · impongga · imponnga · impponga

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impone" and "imponga" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpone] versus [ĩmˈpõŋga]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "impone" vs "imponga" - which ranks higher?
"impone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,574 in our Spanish list, against #26,088 for "imponga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "imponga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impone" and "imponga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imponga 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 #195,596 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