Which to use
“importado” and “importó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,868
- “importado” frequency rank
- #14,870
- “importó” frequency rank
- 29738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importado | importó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de importar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importado and importó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importado vs importó
A purely visual mix-up. importado ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and importó ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29738, 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]. importó is at rank #14,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪o].
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 29738, this pair ranks #215,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importado vs importó
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importado": ad. Private to "importó": ó.
"importado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "importó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importado ← immportado · imoprtado · imporatdo · imporrtado · importaddo · importaod · importdao · importtado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importado" and "importó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "importado" vs "importó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "importó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importado" and "importó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importó". 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 #215,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.