Which to use
“importaban” is a verb and “importadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,553
- “importaban” frequency rank
- #26,089
- “importadas” frequency rank
- 61642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importaban | importadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar. | Forma del femenino plural de importado, participio de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importaban and importadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importaban and importadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: importaban is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn] while importadas is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61642, 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]. importadas is at rank #26,089, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 61642, this pair ranks #54,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of importaban vs importadas
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importaban": bn. Private to "importadas": ds.
"importaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "importadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importaban ← immportaban · imoprtaban · imporatban · imporrtaban · importaabn · importabann · importabban · importabna
- importadas ← immportadas · imoprtadas · imporatdas · imporrtadas · importaads · importadass · importaddas · importadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importaban" and "importadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "importaban" vs "importadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "importadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importaban" and "importadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impartidas vs importadas". 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 #54,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.