imparfait

\ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛ\

/\ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛ\/ adj

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The verdict

“imparfait” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,316
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas parfait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imparfait · imparfait · French

imparfait · rank #19,316 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,316
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH immortalité

Nearest frequency peer: immortalité (-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 « imparfait »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « imparfait » 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).

imparfait vs importait
78% similar
imparfait vs imparfaite
90% similar

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

Key facts for imparfait
PropertyValue
Headwordimparfait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,316
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imparfait »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).imparfaitse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « immortalité » (#19,315), « imposable » (#19,317), « imaginent » (#19,314). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imparfait » est au #19,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around imparfait (IPA \ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,316 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for imparfait, with forms such as "imaprfait", "immparfait", and "impafrait". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "importait", "imparfaite", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is imparfait, spelled I-M-P-A-R-F-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas parfait.
  2. 2
    Qui n’est pas achevé, pas complet ; qui manque de fini, grossier.
  3. 3
    Dont un ou plusieurs éléments présentent des défauts, des imperfections.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je m'explique : tout croisement a pour objet de transformer une race imparfaite en une autre plus recommandable qu'elle , ou de créer une sous-race , participant en proportions diverses aux qualités de celles qui ont concouru à sa formation.
  2. Par avance, il sait ce qu'il trouvera d’imparfait, de médiocre, de mal, d'immuable, en dépit des conseils, des admonestations ou reproches qu'il prodigue et ressasse à chaque inspection.

Synonyms

inachevéincompletinsuffisantgrossierdéfectueuxinégalmanqué

Antonyms

parfait

This word in other languages

imperfect(English)imperfecto(Español)unvollkommen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imaprfait
  • immparfait
  • impafrait
  • imparafit
  • imparfaitt
  • imparfati
  • imparffait
  • imparfiat
  • imparrfait
  • impparfait
  • imprafait
  • ipmarfait
  • miparfait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imparfait - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imaprfait2immparfait1impafrait2imparafit2imparfaitt1imparfati2imparffait1imparfiat2
Edit distance from "imparfait"

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 "imparfait"?
"imparfait" is spelled I-M-P-A-R-F-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛ\.
What does "imparfait" mean?
As an adjective, "imparfait" means: Qui n’est pas parfait.
What words are commonly confused with "imparfait"?
"imparfait" is commonly confused with "importait", "imparfaite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imparfait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imparfait" is \ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imparfait" come from?
"imparfait" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imposable#19,317imaginent#19,314ignorants#19,313graphisme#19,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gestation13 variantsfamiliers13 variantsexploitée13 variantsentendues13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list