importadosvsimputadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,869
“importados” frequency rank
#15,876
“imputados” frequency rank
30745
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature importados imputados
Definition Forma del plural de importado, participio de importar. Forma del plural de imputado, participio de imputar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set importados and imputados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
importados
9 ch
imputados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. importados ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os]) and imputados ([ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os]) 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 30745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

importados is recorded at frequency rank #14,869, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os]. imputados is at rank #15,876, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os].

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 30745, this pair ranks #210,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of importados vs imputados

Shared letters: adimopst. Private to "importados": r. Private to "imputados": u.

"importados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "imputados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • importadosimmportados · imoprtados · imporatdos · imporrtados · importaddos · importadoss · importadso · importaods
  • imputadosimmputados · impputados · imptuados · impuatdos · imputaddos · imputadoss · imputadso · imputaods

Frequency comparison

importados#14,869
imputados#15,876

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "importados" and "imputados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪að̞os] versus [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "importados" or "imputados"?
"importados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,869 in our Spanish list, against #15,876 for "imputados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering importados vs imputados

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 “importados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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