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

#37,662
“imputan” frequency rank
#41,415
“imputar” frequency rank
79077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imputan imputar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imputar. Atribuir o asignar a una persona la responsabilidad o autoría de un delito, una culpa o una falta

Where the eye mixes imputan and imputar

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

7 ch
imputan
7 ch
imputar

Look-alike desk: imputan vs imputar

A purely visual mix-up. imputan ([ĩmˈput̪ãn]) and imputar ([ĩmpuˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “imputan” becomes r in “imputar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imputan is recorded at frequency rank #37,662, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈput̪ãn]. imputar is at rank #41,415, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpuˈt̪aɾ].

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 79077, this pair ranks #13,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imputan vs imputar

Shared letters: aimptu. Private to "imputan": n. Private to "imputar": r.

"imputan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "imputar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imputanimmputan · impputan · imptuan · impuatn · imputann · imputna · imputtan · imuptan
  • imputarimmputar · impputar · imptuar · impuatr · imputarr · imputra · imputtar · imuptar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "imputan" for "imputar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈput̪ãn] versus [ĩmpuˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "imputan" or "imputar"?
"imputan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,662 in our Spanish list, against #41,415 for "imputar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imputan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imputar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imputan" and "imputar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imputada 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 #13,511 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