Which to use
“important” is an adjective and “importar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,875
- “important” frequency rank
- #3,128
- “importar” frequency rank
- 44003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | important | importar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Importante. | Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad. |
Where the eye mixes important and importar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses important with importar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: important is /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/ while importar is [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
important is recorded at frequency rank #40,875, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/. importar is at rank #3,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 44003, this pair ranks #139,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of important vs importar
Shared letters: aimoprt. Private to "important": n. Private to "importar": -.
"important" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "importar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "important" and "importar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "important" vs "importar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "important" and "importar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "important" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "important" and "importar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "important 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 #139,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.