Which to use
“importantes” and “impotentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #771
- “importantes” frequency rank
- #38,754
- “impotentes” frequency rank
- 39525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importantes | impotentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de importante. | Forma del plural de impotente. |
Where the eye mixes importantes and impotentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importantes and impotentes
A purely visual mix-up. importantes ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪es]) and impotentes ([ĩmpoˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es]) 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 39525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importantes is recorded at frequency rank #771, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪ãn̪t̪es]. impotentes is at rank #38,754, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpoˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es].
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 39525, this pair ranks #164,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importantes vs impotentes
Shared letters: eimnopst. Private to "importantes": ar. Private to "impotentes": -.
"importantes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "impotentes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importantes ← immportantes · imoprtantes · imporatntes · imporrtantes · importanets · importanntes · importantess · importantse
- impotentes ← immpotentes · imoptentes · impoetntes · impotenets · impotenntes · impotentess · impotentse · impotenttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importantes" and "impotentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "importantes" or "impotentes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "importantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impotentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importantes" and "impotentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imponentes vs impotentes". 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 #164,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.