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“imprima” and “imprime” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,197
“imprima” frequency rank
#21,361
“imprime” frequency rank
68558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imprima imprime
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imprimar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imprimir.

Where the eye mixes imprima and imprime

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
imprima
7 ch
imprime

Visual trap between imprima and imprime

A purely visual mix-up. imprima ([ĩmˈpɾima]) and imprime ([ĩmˈpɾime]) 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 “imprima” becomes e in “imprime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imprima is recorded at frequency rank #47,197, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾima]. imprime is at rank #21,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾime].

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 68558, this pair ranks #34,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imprima vs imprime

Shared letters: impr. Private to "imprima": a. Private to "imprime": e.

"imprima" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "imprime" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imprimaimmprima · impirma · impprima · impriam · imprimma · imprmia · imprrima · imrpima
  • imprimeimmprime · impirme · impprime · impriem · imprimme · imprmie · imprrime · imrpime

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "imprima" for "imprime" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpɾima] versus [ĩmˈpɾime]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "imprima" or "imprime"?
"imprime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,361 in our Spanish list, against #47,197 for "imprima". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imprima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imprime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imprima" and "imprime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprima vs imprimen". 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 #34,200 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