Which to use
“importan” and “importó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,626
- “importan” frequency rank
- #14,870
- “importó” frequency rank
- 20496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importan | importó |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importan and importó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importan vs importó
A purely visual mix-up. importan ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and importó ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪o]) 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 20496, 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]. importó is at rank #14,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪o].
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 20496, this pair ranks #259,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of importan vs importó
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importan": an. Private to "importó": ó.
"importan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importan ← immportan · imoprtan · imporatn · imporrtan · importann · importna · importtan · impotran
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importan" and "importó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "importan" vs "importó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "importó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importan" and "importó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importó". 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 #259,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.