Which to use
“importaban” and “importan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,553
- “importaban” frequency rank
- #5,626
- “importan” frequency rank
- 41179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importaban | importan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de importar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importaban and importan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importaban and importan
A purely visual mix-up. importaban ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and importan ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41179, 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]. importan is at rank #5,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 41179, this pair ranks #155,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importaban vs importan
Shared letters: aimnoprt. Private to "importaban": b. Private to "importan": -.
"importaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "importan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importaban ← immportaban · imoprtaban · imporatban · imporrtaban · importaabn · importabann · importabban · importabna
- importan ← immportan · imoprtan · imporatn · imporrtan · importann · importna · importtan · impotran
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importaban" and "importan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "importaban" or "importan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "importaban" and "importan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importaban" and "importan" 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 #155,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.