Which to use
“importas” and “importes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,528
- “importas” frequency rank
- #34,158
- “importes” frequency rank
- 58686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importas | importes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de importar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importas and importes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between importas and importes
A purely visual mix-up. importas ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪as]) and importes ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪es]) 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 a single letter - a in “importas” becomes e in “importes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importas is recorded at frequency rank #24,528, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪as]. importes is at rank #34,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪es].
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 58686, this pair ranks #65,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of importas vs importes
Shared letters: imoprst. Private to "importas": a. Private to "importes": e.
"importas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importas" and "importes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "importas" or "importes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "importas" and "importes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importas" and "importes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importes". 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 #65,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.