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

#28,405
“impulsados” frequency rank
#15,876
“imputados” frequency rank
44281
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impulsados imputados
Definition Forma del plural de impulsado, participio de impulsar. Forma del plural de imputado, participio de imputar.

Where the eye mixes impulsados and imputados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. impulsados runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against imputados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
impulsados
9 ch
imputados

Visual trap between impulsados and imputados

A purely visual mix-up. impulsados ([ĩmpulˈsað̞os]) and imputados ([ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os]) 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 44281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impulsados is recorded at frequency rank #28,405, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpulˈsað̞os]. imputados is at rank #15,876, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os].

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 44281, this pair ranks #137,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impulsados vs imputados

Shared letters: adimopsu. Private to "impulsados": l. Private to "imputados": t.

"impulsados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "imputados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impulsados ← immpulsados · implusados · imppulsados · impulasdos · impullsados · impulsaddos · impulsadoss · impulsadso
  • imputados ← immputados · impputados · imptuados · impuatdos · imputaddos · imputadoss · imputadso · imputaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impulsados" and "imputados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpulˈsað̞os] versus [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impulsados" or "imputados"?
"imputados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,876 in our Spanish list, against #28,405 for "impulsados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "impulsados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imputados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #137,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impulsados" and "imputados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impulsados vs impulsaron". 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 #137,936 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