importanvsimportaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,626
“importan” frequency rank
#36,095
“importará” frequency rank
41721
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature importan importará
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de importar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set importan and importará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
importan
9 ch
importará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. importan ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and importará ([ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa]) 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 41721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

importan is recorded at frequency rank #5,626, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]. importará is at rank #36,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa].

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 41721, this pair ranks #152,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of importan vs importará

Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "importan": n. Private to "importará": á.

"importan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "importará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • importanimmportan · imoprtan · imporatn · imporrtan · importann · importna · importtan · impotran

Frequency comparison

importan#5,626
importará#36,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "importan" and "importará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn] versus [ĩmpoɾt̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "importan" or "importará"?
"importan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,626 in our Spanish list, against #36,095 for "importará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering importan vs importará

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 “importan” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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