importadovsimportamosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“importado” and “importamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,868
“importado” frequency rank
#33,657
“importamos” frequency rank
48525
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature importado importamos
Definition Participio de importar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de importar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set importado and importamos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
importado
10 ch
importamos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. importado ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and importamos ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪amos]) 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 48525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

importado is recorded at frequency rank #14,868, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]. importamos is at rank #33,657, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪amos].

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 48525, this pair ranks #114,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of importado vs importamos

Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importado": d. Private to "importamos": s.

"importado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "importamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • importadoimmportado · imoprtado · imporatdo · imporrtado · importaddo · importaod · importdao · importtado
  • importamosimmportamos · imoprtamos · imporatmos · imporrtamos · importammos · importamoss · importamso · importaoms

Frequency comparison

importado#14,868
importamos#33,657

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "importado" and "importamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o] versus [ĩmpoɾˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "importado" or "importamos"?
"importado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,868 in our Spanish list, against #33,657 for "importamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering importado vs importamos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “importado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list