Which to use
“importa” and “importó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #536
- “importa” frequency rank
- #14,870
- “importó” frequency rank
- 15406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importa | importó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importa and importó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importa vs importó
A purely visual mix-up. importa ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]) and importó ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪o]) 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 a single letter - a in “importa” becomes ó in “importó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importa is recorded at frequency rank #536, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪a]. importó is at rank #14,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪o].
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 15406, this pair ranks #280,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of importa vs importó
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importa": a. Private to "importó": ó.
"importa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "importó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importa ← immporta · imoprta · imporat · imporrta · importta · impotra · impporta · improta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importa" and "importó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "importa" vs "importó" - which ranks higher?
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 "importa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importa" and "importó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importó". 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 #280,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.