Which to use
“importaba” and “importará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,818
- “importaba” frequency rank
- #36,095
- “importará” frequency rank
- 44913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importaba | importará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importaba and importará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importaba and importará
A purely visual mix-up. importaba ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and importará ([ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa]) 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 44913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importaba is recorded at frequency rank #8,818, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]. importará is at rank #36,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa].
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 44913, this pair ranks #134,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importaba vs importará
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importaba": b. Private to "importará": á.
"importaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importaba ← immportaba · imoprtaba · imporatba · imporrtaba · importaab · importabba · importava · importbaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importaba" and "importará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "importaba" or "importará"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "importaba" and "importará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importaba" and "importará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "important vs importará". 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 #134,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.