# important vs importen

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### important
*adjective · IPA /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/ · frequency rank #40,875*
Importante.

### importen
*verb · IPA [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn] · frequency rank #37,143*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de importar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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