Which to use
“importes” and “importó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,158
- “importes” frequency rank
- #14,870
- “importó” frequency rank
- 49028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importes | importó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de importar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de importar. |
Where the eye mixes importes and importó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses importes with importó
A purely visual mix-up. importes ([ĩmˈpoɾt̪es]) 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 49028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importes is recorded at frequency rank #34,158, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpoɾt̪es]. 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 49028, this pair ranks #111,158 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importes vs importó
Shared letters: imoprt. Private to "importes": es. Private to "importó": ó.
"importes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "importó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- importes ← immportes · imoprtes · imporets · imporrtes · importess · importse · importtes · impotres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importes" for "importó" ever safe?
Which is more common, "importes" or "importó"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "importes" 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 #111,158 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importes" and "importó" 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 #111,158 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.