impec

\ɛ̃.pɛk\

/\ɛ̃.pɛk\/ adj

The verdict

“impec” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,952
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impeccable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-impec · impec · French

impec · rank #47,952 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,952
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH immergés

Nearest frequency peer: immergés (-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 « impec »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « impec » 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).

impec vs impôt
60% similar
impec vs impro
60% similar
impec vs impie
60% similar

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

Key facts for impec
PropertyValue
Headwordimpec
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pɛk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,952
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « impec »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).impecse 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 « immergés » (#47,951), « imprégnés » (#47,953), « imaginatif » (#47,950). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « impec » est au #47,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around impec (IPA \ɛ̃.pɛk\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,952 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Impeccable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for impec, with forms such as "imepc", "immpec", and "impce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "impôt", "impro", "impie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is impec, spelled I-M-P-E-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impeccable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On se glisse parmi ces bons branques, c’est le tremplin qui nous intéresse, on se paie des périlleux avant, des sauts de l’ange, pas spécialement impec mais on se marre.
  2. Christophe Michalak — encore un pâtissier canon ! — conseille de saupoudrer le tiramisu de sucre glace avant de le recouvrir de cacao ; la couche de sucre va absorber l’humidité de la crème, laissant le cacao impec…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imepc
  • immpec
  • impce
  • impecc
  • imppec
  • ipmec
  • mipec

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imepc2immpec1impce2impecc1imppec1ipmec2mipec2
Edit distance from "impec"

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 "impec"?
"impec" is spelled I-M-P-E-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɛk\.
What does "impec" mean?
As an adjective, "impec" means: Impeccable.
What words are commonly confused with "impec"?
"impec" is commonly confused with "impôt", "impro", "impie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impec"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impec" is \ɛ̃.pɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impec" come from?
"impec" 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 "impec", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list