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

#5,626
“importan” frequency rank
#37,662
“imputan” frequency rank
43288
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature importan imputan
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 indicativo de imputar.

Where the eye mixes importan and imputan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
importan
7 ch
imputan

Look-alike desk: importan vs imputan

A purely visual mix-up. importan ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and imputan ([ĩmˈput̪ãn]) 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 43288, 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]. imputan is at rank #37,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈput̪ãn].

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 43288, this pair ranks #143,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of importan vs imputan

Shared letters: aimnpt. Private to "importan": or. Private to "imputan": u.

"importan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "imputan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • importanimmportan · imoprtan · imporatn · imporrtan · importann · importna · importtan · impotran
  • imputanimmputan · impputan · imptuan · impuatn · imputann · imputna · imputtan · imuptan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "importan" and "imputan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ãn] versus [ĩmˈput̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "importan" or "imputan"?
"importan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,626 in our Spanish list, against #37,662 for "imputan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "importan" and "imputan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "importan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imputan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "importan" and "imputan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impactan vs imputan". 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 #143,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list