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

#11,596
“impuesta” frequency rank
#12,837
“impuestas” frequency rank
24433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impuesta impuestas
Definition Forma del femenino de impuesto, participio irregular de imponer. Forma del femenino plural de impuesto, participio irregular de imponer.

Where the eye mixes impuesta and impuestas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. impuesta runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against impuestas's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
impuesta
9 ch
impuestas

Visual trap between impuesta and impuestas

A purely visual mix-up. impuesta ([ĩmˈpwest̪a]) and impuestas ([ĩmˈpwest̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “impuesta” sits inside “impuestas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impuesta is recorded at frequency rank #11,596, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmˈpwest̪a]. impuestas is at rank #12,837, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmˈpwest̪as].

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 24433, this pair ranks #241,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impuesta vs impuestas

Shared letters: aeimpstu. Private to "impuesta": -. Private to "impuestas": -.

"impuesta" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV  ·  "impuestas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impuesta ← immpuesta · impeusta · imppuesta · impuesat · impuessta · impuestta · impuetsa · impuseta
  • impuestas ← immpuestas · impeustas · imppuestas · impuesats · impuesstas · impuestass · impuestsa · impuesttas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "impuesta" and "impuestas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈpwest̪a] versus [ĩmˈpwest̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "impuesta" vs "impuestas" - which ranks higher?
"impuesta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,596 in our Spanish list, against #12,837 for "impuestas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "impuesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "impuestas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #241,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impuesta" and "impuestas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprentas vs impuestas". 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 #241,202 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