Which to use
“importado” and “importar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,868
- “importado” frequency rank
- #3,128
- “importar” frequency rank
- 17996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importado | importar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de importar. | Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad. |
Where the eye mixes importado and importar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses importado with importar
A purely visual mix-up. importado ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and importar ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 17996, 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]. importar is at rank #3,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 17996, this pair ranks #269,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of importado vs importar
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importado": d. Private to "importar": -.
"importado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importado" and "importar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "importado" or "importar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "importado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importado" and "importar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "importado vs important". 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 #269,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.