Which to use
“importador” and “importadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,268
- “importador” frequency rank
- #26,090
- “importadores” frequency rank
- 53358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importador | importadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que importa mercadurías, modas, costumbres, etc de otros países o territorios. | Forma del plural de importador. |
Where the eye mixes importador and importadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. importador runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against importadores's 12 (VCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: importador vs importadores
A purely visual mix-up. importador ([ĩmpoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and importadores ([ĩmpoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “importador” sits inside “importadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importador is recorded at frequency rank #27,268, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾ]. importadores is at rank #26,090, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾes].
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 53358, this pair ranks #88,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importador vs importadores
Shared letters: adimoprt. Private to "importador": -. Private to "importadores": es.
"importador" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "importadores" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importador ← immportador · imoprtador · imporatdor · imporrtador · importaddor · importadorr · importadro · importaodr
- importadores ← immportadores · imoprtadores · imporatdores · imporrtadores · importaddores · importadoers · importadoress · importadorres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importador" and "importadores" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "importador" or "importadores"?
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 "importador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importador" and "importadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "importador vs importamos". 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 #88,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.