imputavsimputadaTell them apart

Quick tell: imputa is a verb, imputada is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“imputa” is a verb and “imputada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,281
“imputa” frequency rank
#40,344
“imputada” frequency rank
79625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imputa imputada
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imputar. Forma del femenino de imputado, participio de imputar.

Where the eye mixes imputa and imputada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
imputa
8 ch
imputada

Why the eye confuses imputa with imputada

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imputa is [ĩmˈput̪a] while imputada is [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “imputa” sits inside “imputada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imputa is recorded at frequency rank #39,281, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈput̪a]. imputada is at rank #40,344, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞a].

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 79625, this pair ranks #12,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imputa vs imputada

Shared letters: aimptu. Private to "imputa": -. Private to "imputada": d.

"imputa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "imputada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imputaimmputa · impputa · imptua · impuat · imputta · imupta · ipmuta · miputa
  • imputadaimmputada · impputada · imptuada · impuatda · imputaad · imputadda · imputdaa · imputtada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imputa" and "imputada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "imputa" is a verb and "imputada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "imputa" vs "imputada" - which ranks higher?
"imputa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,281 in our Spanish list, against #40,344 for "imputada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "imputa" and "imputada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imputa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imputada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imputa" and "imputada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impactada vs imputada". 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 #12,735 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