importasvsimportesTell them apart

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.

8 ch
importas
8 ch
importes

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

  • importasimmportas · imoprtas · imporats · imporrtas · importass · importsa · importtas · impotras
  • importesimmportes · imoprtes · imporets · imporrtes · importess · importse · importtes · impotres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "importas" and "importes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪as] versus [ĩmˈpoɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "importas" or "importes"?
"importas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,528 in our Spanish list, against #34,158 for "importes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list