Which to use
“imponía” and “importa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,752
- “imponía” frequency rank
- #536
- “importa” frequency rank
- 39288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imponía | importa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de imponer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes imponía and importa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: imponía vs importa
A purely visual mix-up. imponía ([ĩmpoˈnia]) and importa ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]) 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 39288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imponía is recorded at frequency rank #38,752, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoˈnia]. importa is at rank #536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪a].
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 39288, this pair ranks #165,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imponía vs importa
Shared letters: aimop. Private to "imponía": ní. Private to "importa": rt.
"imponía" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "importa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importa ← immporta · imoprta · imporat · imporrta · importta · impotra · impporta · improta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imponía" and "importa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imponía" or "importa" show up more?
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 "imponía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imponía" and "importa" 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 #165,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.