imite

\i.mit\

/\i.mit\/ verb

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The verdict

“imite” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,506
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imiter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imite · imite · French

imite · rank #18,506 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,506
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impressionne

Nearest frequency peer: impressionne (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « imite »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « imite » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

imite vs impie
60% similar
imite vs invite
67% similar
imite vs incite
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for imite
PropertyValue
Headwordimite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\i.mit\
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,506
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imite »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.imitese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « impressionne » (#18,507), « hospitalisé » (#18,504), « injustices » (#18,508). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imite » est au #18,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around imite (IPA \i.mit\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,506 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for imite, with forms such as "iimte", "imiet", and "imitte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "impie", "invite", "incite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is imite, spelled I-M-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imiter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imiter.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de imiter.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de imiter.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de imiter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how imite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En effet, sitôt l’incident survenu, Jacques Goddet stoppe sa voiture derrière Poulidor et l’ensemble des voitures suiveuses l’imite.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iimte
  • imiet
  • imitte
  • immite
  • imtie
  • miite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iimte2imiet2imitte1immite1imtie2miite2
Edit distance from "imite"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imite"?
"imite" is spelled I-M-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.mit\.
What does "imite" mean?
As a verb, "imite" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imiter.
What words are commonly confused with "imite"?
"imite" is commonly confused with "impie", "invite", "incite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imite" is \i.mit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imite" come from?
"imite" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

gran6 variantskick6 variantsfunk6 variantslars6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list