imprimenvsimprimióWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#34,159
“imprimen” frequency rank
#31,833
“imprimió” frequency rank
65992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imprimen imprimió
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imprimir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de imprimir.

Where the eye mixes imprimen and imprimió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imprimen (VCCCVCVC) and imprimió (VCCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
imprimen
8 ch
imprimió

Look-alike desk: imprimen vs imprimió

A purely visual mix-up. imprimen ([ĩmˈpɾimẽn]) and imprimió ([ĩmpɾiˈmjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imprimen is recorded at frequency rank #34,159, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpɾimẽn]. imprimió is at rank #31,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpɾiˈmjo].

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 65992, this pair ranks #41,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imprimen vs imprimió

Shared letters: impr. Private to "imprimen": en. Private to "imprimió": ó.

"imprimen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "imprimió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imprimen ← immprimen · impirmen · impprimen · impriemn · imprimenn · imprimmen · imprimne · imprmien

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imprimen" and "imprimió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpɾimẽn] versus [ĩmpɾiˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "imprimen" vs "imprimió" - which ranks higher?
"imprimió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,833 in our Spanish list, against #34,159 for "imprimen". 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 "imprimen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imprimió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imprimen" and "imprimió" 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 #41,049 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