Which to use
“importen” and “importes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,143
- “importen” frequency rank
- #34,158
- “importes” frequency rank
- 71301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importen | importes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importen and importes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses importen with importes
A purely visual mix-up. importen ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 - n in “importen” becomes s in “importes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importen is recorded at frequency rank #37,143, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]. 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 71301, this pair ranks #27,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of importen vs importes
Shared letters: eimoprt. Private to "importen": n. Private to "importes": s.
"importen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "importen" and "importes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "importen" or "importes" 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 "importen" 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 #27,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importen" and "importes" 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 #27,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.