Which to use
“important” is an adjective and “importará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,875
- “important” frequency rank
- #36,095
- “importará” frequency rank
- 76970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | important | importará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Importante. | 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 important and importará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
important and importará form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76970, 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/. 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 76970, this pair ranks #16,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "important" and "importará" be used interchangeably?
Remembering important vs importará
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “important”; for a verb, it's “importará”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “important” entry
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