Which to use
“impor” is a verb and “impuro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,649
- “impor” frequency rank
- #41,064
- “impuro” frequency rank
- 48713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impor | impuro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar sobre, sobrepor | que não é puro |
Letter map: impor vs impuro
Shared letters muted; letters that set impor and impuro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. impor runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against impuro's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: impor vs impuro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: impor is averb and impuroanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impor is recorded at frequency rank #7,649, classified as averb. impuro is at rank #41,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈpu.ɾu/.
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 48713, this pair ranks #16,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of impor vs impuro
Shared letters: imopr. Private to "impor": -. Private to "impuro": u.
"impor" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "impuro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impor" for "impuro" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "impor" or "impuro" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "impor" vs "impuro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "impor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impuro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impor" and "impuro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs impuro". 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 #16,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.