Which to use
“importan” and “importen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,626
- “importan” frequency rank
- #37,143
- “importen” frequency rank
- 42769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importan | importen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de importar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importan and importen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. importan and importen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: importan vs importen
A purely visual mix-up. importan ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and importen ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “importan” becomes e in “importen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42769, 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]. importen is at rank #37,143, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn].
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 42769, this pair ranks #146,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importan vs importen
Shared letters: imnoprt. Private to "importan": a. Private to "importen": e.
"importan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importan" for "importen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "importan" or "importen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "importan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importan" and "importen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importen". 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 #146,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.