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

#16,366
“inédito” frequency rank
#2,349
“inmediato” frequency rank
18715
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inédito inmediato
Definition Escrito y no publicado. Que sucede en el momento presente, simultáneamente o con escasa diferencia de tiempo respecto de otro suceso. Sin demora.

Where the eye mixes inédito and inmediato

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inédito runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against inmediato's 9 (VCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
inédito
9 ch
inmediato

Look-alike desk: inédito vs inmediato

A purely visual mix-up. inédito ([iˈneð̞it̪o]) and inmediato ([ĩmmeˈð̞jat̪o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inédito is recorded at frequency rank #16,366, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈneð̞it̪o]. inmediato is at rank #2,349, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmmeˈð̞jat̪o].

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 18715, this pair ranks #266,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inédito vs inmediato

Shared letters: dinot. Private to "inédito": é. Private to "inmediato": aem.

"inédito" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "inmediato" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inmediato ← imnediato · inemdiato · inmdeiato · inmedaito · inmeddiato · inmediaot · inmediatto · inmeditao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inédito" for "inmediato" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iˈneð̞it̪o] versus [ĩmmeˈð̞jat̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inédito" or "inmediato" show up more?
"inmediato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,349 in our Spanish list, against #16,366 for "inédito". 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 "inédito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inmediato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inédito" and "inmediato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inaudito vs inédito". 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 #266,768 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