Which to use
“implore” and “impose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,351
- “implore” frequency rank
- #8,047
- “impose” frequency rank
- 43398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | implore | impose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech. | To physically lay or place (something) on another thing; to deposit, to put, to set. |
Where the eye mixes implore and impose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses implore with impose
A purely visual mix-up. implore (/ɪmˈplɔː/) and impose (/ɪmˈpəʊz/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
implore is recorded at frequency rank #35,351, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪmˈplɔː/. impose is at rank #8,047, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪmˈpəʊz/.
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 43398, this pair ranks #240,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of implore vs impose
Shared letters: eimop. Private to "implore": lr. Private to "impose": s.
"implore" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "impose" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "implore" for "impose" ever safe?
Which is more common, "implore" or "impose"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "implore" and "impose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "implore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "implore" and "impose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "implode vs implore". 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 #240,349 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.