Which to use
“importada” and “importados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,033
- “importada” frequency rank
- #14,869
- “importados” frequency rank
- 42902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importada | importados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de importado, participio de importar. | Forma del plural de importado, participio de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importada and importados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importada and importados
A purely visual mix-up. importada ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞a]) and importados ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importada is recorded at frequency rank #28,033, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞a]. importados is at rank #14,869, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 42902, this pair ranks #145,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importada vs importados
Shared letters: adimoprt. Private to "importada": -. Private to "importados": s.
"importada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importada ← immportada · imoprtada · imporatda · imporrtada · importaad · importadda · importdaa · importtada
- importados ← immportados · imoprtados · imporatdos · imporrtados · importaddos · importadoss · importadso · importaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importada" for "importados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "importada" or "importados"?
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 "importada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importada" and "importados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impactada vs importada". 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 #145,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.