Which to use
“importar” and “importó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,128
- “importar” frequency rank
- #14,870
- “importó” frequency rank
- 17998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importar | importó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Merecer atención y valoración por su entidad o significatividad. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importar and importó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: importar vs importó
A purely visual mix-up. importar ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and importó ([ĩmpoɾˈt̪o]) 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 17998, 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]. importó is at rank #14,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpoɾˈt̪o].
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 17998, this pair ranks #269,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of importar vs importó
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importar": a. Private to "importó": ó.
"importar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importar ← immportar · imoprtar · imporatr · imporrtar · importarr · importra · importtar · impotrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importar" and "importó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "importar" or "importó"?
What to do next
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 "importó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importar" and "importó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importó". 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 #269,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.