Which to use
“importada” is a participle and “importan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,033
- “importada” frequency rank
- #5,626
- “importan” frequency rank
- 33659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importada | importan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de importado, participio de importar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importada and importan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importada vs importan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: importada is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞a] while importan is [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33659, 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]. 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 33659, this pair ranks #195,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importada vs importan
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importada": d. Private to "importan": n.
"importada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importada" for "importan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "importada" or "importan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "importada" 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 #195,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importada" and "importan" 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 #195,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.