imputadovsimputadosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#12,404
“imputado” frequency rank
#15,876
“imputados” frequency rank
28280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imputado imputados
Definition Participio de imputar. Forma del plural de imputado, participio de imputar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set imputado and imputados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
imputado
9 ch
imputados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imputado is [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞o] while imputados is [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “imputado” sits inside “imputados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imputado is recorded at frequency rank #12,404, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpuˈt̪að̞o]. 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 28280, this pair ranks #222,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imputado vs imputados

Shared letters: adimoptu. Private to "imputado": -. Private to "imputados": s.

"imputado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "imputados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imputadoimmputado · impputado · imptuado · impuatdo · imputaddo · imputaod · imputdao · imputtado
  • imputadosimmputados · impputados · imptuados · impuatdos · imputaddos · imputadoss · imputadso · imputaods

Frequency comparison

imputado#12,404
imputados#15,876

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imputado" and "imputados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "imputado" is a verb and "imputados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "imputado" or "imputados"?
"imputado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,404 in our Spanish list, against #15,876 for "imputados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering imputado vs imputados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “imputado”; for a participle, it's “imputados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “imputado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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