Which to use
“impone” and “imponía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,574
- “impone” frequency rank
- #38,752
- “imponía” frequency rank
- 46326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impone | imponía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imponer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de imponer. |
Where the eye mixes impone and imponía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between impone and imponía
A purely visual mix-up. impone ([ĩmˈpone]) and imponía ([ĩmpoˈnia]) 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 46326, 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]. imponía is at rank #38,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoˈnia].
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 46326, this pair ranks #126,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impone vs imponía
Shared letters: imnop. Private to "impone": e. Private to "imponía": aí.
"impone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "imponía" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- impone ← immpone · imopne · impnoe · impoen · imponne · imppone · ipmone · mipone
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impone" for "imponía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impone" vs "imponía" - 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 "imponía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impone" and "imponía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imponía vs impropia". 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 #126,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.