Which to use
“importa” and “importas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #536
- “importa” frequency rank
- #24,528
- “importas” frequency rank
- 25064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importa | importas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importa and importas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importa and importas
A purely visual mix-up. importa ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “importa” sits inside “importas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importa is recorded at frequency rank #536, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]. 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 25064, this pair ranks #238,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importa vs importas
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importa": -. Private to "importas": s.
"importa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "importas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importa" for "importas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "importa" or "importas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "importa" and "importas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importa" 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 #238,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importa" and "importas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importas". 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 #238,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.