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

#5,520
“impunidad” frequency rank
#9,137
“inmunidad” frequency rank
14657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impunidad inmunidad
Definition Situación en la que las faltas no se castigan. Condición o carácter de inmune

Where the eye mixes impunidad and inmunidad

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. impunidad and inmunidad follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
impunidad
9 ch
inmunidad

Look-alike desk: impunidad vs inmunidad

A purely visual mix-up. impunidad ([ĩmpuniˈð̞að̞]) and inmunidad ([ĩmmuniˈð̞að̞]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impunidad is recorded at frequency rank #5,520, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmpuniˈð̞að̞]. inmunidad is at rank #9,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmmuniˈð̞að̞].

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 14657, this pair ranks #283,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of impunidad vs inmunidad

Shared letters: adimnu. Private to "impunidad": p. Private to "inmunidad": -.

"impunidad" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "inmunidad" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impunidad ← immpunidad · impnuidad · imppunidad · impuindad · impundiad · impuniadd · impunidadd · impunidda
  • inmunidad ← imnunidad · inmmunidad · inmnuidad · inmuindad · inmundiad · inmuniadd · inmunidadd · inmunidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "impunidad" and "inmunidad" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpuniˈð̞að̞] versus [ĩmmuniˈð̞að̞]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impunidad" or "inmunidad"?
"impunidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,520 in our Spanish list, against #9,137 for "inmunidad". 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 "impunidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inmunidad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #283,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impunidad" and "inmunidad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inmunda vs inmunidad". 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 #283,286 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