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

#39,281
“imputa” frequency rank
#12,404
“imputado” frequency rank
51685
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes imputa and imputado

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

6 ch
imputa
8 ch
imputado

Visual trap between imputa and imputado

A purely visual mix-up. imputa ([ĩmˈput̪a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “imputa” sits inside “imputado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51685, 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]. 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 51685, this pair ranks #96,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imputa vs imputado

Shared letters: aimptu. Private to "imputa": -. Private to "imputado": do.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imputaimmputa · impputa · imptua · impuat · imputta · imupta · ipmuta · miputa
  • imputadoimmputado · impputado · imptuado · impuatdo · imputaddo · imputaod · imputdao · imputtado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imputa" and "imputado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈput̪a] versus [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "imputa" vs "imputado" - which ranks higher?
"imputado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,404 in our Spanish list, against #39,281 for "imputa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "imputa" 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 #96,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imputa" and "imputado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imputa vs imputar". 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 #96,613 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