Which to use
“impuesta” and “impuestos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,596
- “impuesta” frequency rank
- #1,679
- “impuestos” frequency rank
- 13275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impuesta | impuestos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de impuesto, participio irregular de imponer. | Forma del plural de impuesto, participio irregular de imponer. |
Where the eye mixes impuesta and impuestos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. impuesta runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against impuestos's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between impuesta and impuestos
A purely visual mix-up. impuesta ([ĩmˈpwest̪a]) and impuestos ([ĩmˈpwest̪os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13275, 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]. impuestos is at rank #1,679, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmˈpwest̪os].
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 13275, this pair ranks #288,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impuesta vs impuestos
Shared letters: eimpstu. Private to "impuesta": a. Private to "impuestos": o.
"impuesta" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "impuestos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impuesta" for "impuestos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impuesta" vs "impuestos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "impuesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impuestos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impuesta" and "impuestos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impuesta vs imputa". 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 #288,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.