importvsimportasWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#45,367
“import” frequency rank
#24,528
“importas” frequency rank
69895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature import importas
Definition Importar, en el sentido de traer cosas de otro país Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de importar.

Where the eye mixes import and importas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
import
8 ch
importas

Visual trap between import and importas

A purely visual mix-up. import (/ɪmˈpɔːt/) and importas ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪as]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “import” sits inside “importas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

import is recorded at frequency rank #45,367, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪmˈpɔːt/. importas is at rank #24,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪as].

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 69895, this pair ranks #30,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of import vs importas

Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "import": -. Private to "importas": as.

"import" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "importas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • importimmport · imoprt · imporrt · importt · impotr · impport · improt · ipmort
  • importasimmportas · imoprtas · imporats · imporrtas · importass · importsa · importtas · impotras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "import" and "importas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ɪmˈpɔːt/ versus [ĩmˈpoɾt̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "import" or "importas" show up more?
"importas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,528 in our Spanish list, against #45,367 for "import". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "import" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "importas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "import" and "importas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importen". 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 #30,966 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