Which to use
“imprimió” and “imprimir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,833
- “imprimió” frequency rank
- #8,130
- “imprimir” frequency rank
- 39963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimió | imprimir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de imprimir. | Marcar en un material (generalmente papel) signos, letras o dibujos en color o relieve mediante procedimientos manuales, mecánicos o digitales. |
Where the eye mixes imprimió and imprimir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: imprimió vs imprimir
A purely visual mix-up. imprimió ([ĩmpɾiˈmjo]) and imprimir ([ĩmpɾiˈmiɾ]) 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 - ó in “imprimió” becomes r in “imprimir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imprimió is recorded at frequency rank #31,833, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpɾiˈmjo]. imprimir is at rank #8,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpɾiˈmiɾ].
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 39963, this pair ranks #161,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imprimió vs imprimir
Shared letters: impr. Private to "imprimió": ó. Private to "imprimir": -.
"imprimió" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV · "imprimir" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imprimir ← immprimir · impirmir · impprimir · impriimr · imprimirr · imprimmir · imprimri · imprmiir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imprimió" and "imprimir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imprimió" or "imprimir" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprimió" and "imprimir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprima vs imprimió". 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 #161,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.