Which to use
“importa” and “importen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #536
- “importa” frequency rank
- #37,143
- “importen” frequency rank
- 37679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importa | importen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importa and importen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importa and importen
A purely visual mix-up. importa ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]) and importen ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 37679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importa is recorded at frequency rank #536, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]. importen is at rank #37,143, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn].
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 37679, this pair ranks #174,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importa vs importen
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importa": a. Private to "importen": en.
"importa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "importen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importa" for "importen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "importa" or "importen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "importa" and "importen" 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 "importen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importa" and "importen" 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 #174,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.