impératifs

\ɛ̃.pe.ʁa.tif\

/\ɛ̃.pe.ʁa.tif\/ adj

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The verdict

“impératifs” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,043
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de impératif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imperatifs · impératifs · French

impératifs · rank #21,043 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,043
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imposture

Nearest frequency peer: imposture (-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 « impératifs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « impératifs » 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).

impératifs vs impérative
80% similar
impératifs vs impératif
90% similar

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

Key facts for impératifs
PropertyValue
Headwordimpératifs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pe.ʁa.tif\
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,043
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « impératifs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).impératifsse 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 « imposture » (#21,042), « incluses » (#21,044), « immédiates » (#21,041). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « impératifs » est au #21,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around impératifs (IPA \ɛ̃.pe.ʁa.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,043 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de impératif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for impératifs, with forms such as "immpératifs", "imperatifs", and "imppératifs". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "impérative", "impératif", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is impératifs, spelled I-M-P-É-R-A-T-I-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de impératif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpératifs
  • imperatifs
  • imppératifs
  • impréatifs
  • impéartifs
  • impéraitfs
  • impératfis
  • impératiffs
  • impératifss
  • impératisf
  • impérattifs
  • impérratifs
  • impértaifs
  • imépratifs
  • ipmératifs
  • mipératifs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immpératifs1imperatifs1imppératifs1impréatifs2impéartifs2impéraitfs2impératfis2impératiffs1
Edit distance from "impératifs"

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 "impératifs"?
"impératifs" is spelled I-M-P-É-R-A-T-I-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pe.ʁa.tif\.
What does "impératifs" mean?
As an adjective, "impératifs" means: Masculin pluriel de impératif.
What words are commonly confused with "impératifs"?
"impératifs" is commonly confused with "impérative", "impératif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impératifs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impératifs" is \ɛ̃.pe.ʁa.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impératifs" come from?
"impératifs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

immédiates#21,041Frédérique#21,022lointaines#21,067envisagent#21,004

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

journalière16 variantsenvahisseurs16 variantsemprisonnés16 variantsponctuation16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list