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.
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?
Frequency check: "imprimen" vs "imprimió" - which ranks higher?
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.