importadovsimportaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,868
“importado” frequency rank
#36,095
“importará” frequency rank
50963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature importado importará
Definition Participio de importar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de importar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set importado and importará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
importado
9 ch
importará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. importado ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and importará ([ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50963, 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]. importará is at rank #36,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa].

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 50963, this pair ranks #100,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of importado vs importará

Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importado": d. Private to "importará": á.

"importado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "importará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • importadoimmportado · imoprtado · imporatdo · imporrtado · importaddo · importaod · importdao · importtado

Frequency comparison

importado#14,868
importará#36,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "importado" and "importará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o] versus [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "importado" or "importará"?
"importado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,868 in our Spanish list, against #36,095 for "importará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering importado vs importará

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

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