importancia
/impoɾˈtanθja/ · B1 · noun · f
importance
⭐ Cognate: import + -ancia, where Spanish -ancia = English -ance
Both come from Latin importare, to bring in or carry weight. Swap English -ance for -ancia and you get the Spanish: importance becomes importancia. It is feminine, so say la importancia. In Spain the c is said like th: im-por-TAN-thya.