Which to use
“importado” and “importas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,868
- “importado” frequency rank
- #24,528
- “importas” frequency rank
- 39396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importado | importas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de importar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importado and importas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importado vs importas
A purely visual mix-up. importado ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and importas ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪as]) 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 39396, 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]. 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 39396, this pair ranks #164,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importado vs importas
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importado": d. Private to "importas": s.
"importado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importado" and "importas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "importado" vs "importas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "importado" 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 #164,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importado" and "importas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importas". 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 #164,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.