Which to use
“importaban” is a verb and “importada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,553
- “importaban” frequency rank
- #28,033
- “importada” frequency rank
- 63586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importaban | importada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar. | Forma del femenino de importado, participio de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importaban and importada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses importaban with importada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: importaban is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn] while importada is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importaban is recorded at frequency rank #35,553, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. importada is at rank #28,033, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞a].
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 63586, this pair ranks #48,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of importaban vs importada
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importaban": bn. Private to "importada": d.
"importaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "importada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importaban ← immportaban · imoprtaban · imporatban · imporrtaban · importaabn · importabann · importabban · importabna
- importada ← immportada · imoprtada · imporatda · imporrtada · importaad · importadda · importdaa · importtada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importaban" and "importada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "importaban" or "importada" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "importaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importaban" and "importada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "importaban 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 #48,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.