impulsadovsimputadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,513
“impulsado” frequency rank
#12,404
“imputado” frequency rank
22917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impulsado imputado
Definition Participio de impulsar. Participio de imputar.

Where the eye mixes impulsado and imputado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
impulsado
8 ch
imputado

Look-alike desk: impulsado vs imputado

A purely visual mix-up. impulsado ([ĩmpulˈsað̞o]) and imputado ([ĩmpuˈt̪að̞o]) 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 22917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impulsado is recorded at frequency rank #10,513, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpulˈsað̞o]. imputado is at rank #12,404, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞o].

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 22917, this pair ranks #248,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of impulsado vs imputado

Shared letters: adimopu. Private to "impulsado": ls. Private to "imputado": t.

"impulsado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "imputado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impulsadoimmpulsado · implusado · imppulsado · impulasdo · impullsado · impulsaddo · impulsaod · impulsdao
  • imputadoimmputado · impputado · imptuado · impuatdo · imputaddo · imputaod · imputdao · imputtado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "impulsado" for "imputado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpulˈsað̞o] versus [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impulsado" or "imputado"?
"impulsado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,513 in our Spanish list, against #12,404 for "imputado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "impulsado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imputado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impulsado" and "imputado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imitado vs imputado". 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 #248,166 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