Which to use
“importador” is an adjective and “importados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,268
- “importador” frequency rank
- #14,869
- “importados” frequency rank
- 42137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importador | importados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que importa mercadurías, modas, costumbres, etc de otros países o territorios. | Forma del plural de importado, participio de importar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set importador and importados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: importador is [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈð̞oɾ] while importados is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “importador” becomes s in “importados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42137, 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]. importados is at rank #14,869, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 42137, this pair ranks #149,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importador vs importados
Shared letters: adimoprt. Private to "importador": -. Private to "importados": s.
"importador" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "importados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importador ← immportador · imoprtador · imporatdor · imporrtador · importaddor · importadorr · importadro · importaodr
- importados ← immportados · imoprtados · imporatdos · imporrtados · importaddos · importadoss · importadso · importaods
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importador" and "importados" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering importador vs importados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “importador”; for a participle, it's “importados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “importador” entry
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