Which to use
“importada” is a participle and “importas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,033
- “importada” frequency rank
- #24,528
- “importas” frequency rank
- 52561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importada | importas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de importado, participio de importar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importada and importas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses importada with importas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: importada is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞a] while importas is [ĩmˈpoɾt̪as]. 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 52561, 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]. importas is at rank #24,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪as].
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 52561, this pair ranks #92,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importada vs importas
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importada": d. Private to "importas": s.
"importada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importada" for "importas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "importada" vs "importas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "importas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importada" and "importas" 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 #92,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.