Which to use
“importar” and “importen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,128
- “importar” frequency rank
- #37,143
- “importen” frequency rank
- 40271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importar | importen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importar and importen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importar vs importen
A purely visual mix-up. importar ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and importen ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importar is recorded at frequency rank #3,128, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]. importen is at rank #37,143, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn].
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 40271, this pair ranks #160,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importar vs importen
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importar": a. Private to "importen": en.
"importar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importar" and "importen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "importar" or "importen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "importar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importar" and "importen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import 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 #160,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.