imposition

\ɛ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“imposition” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,070
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’imposer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imposition · imposition · French

imposition · rank #7,070 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,070
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH if

Nearest frequency peer: if (-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 « imposition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « imposition » 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).

imposition vs impositions
91% similar

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

Key facts for imposition
PropertyValue
Headwordimposition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,070
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imposition »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.impositionse 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 « if » (#7,069), « imprimé » (#7,071), « ie » (#7,068). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imposition » est au #7,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around imposition (IPA \ɛ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,070 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for imposition, with forms such as "immposition", "imopsition", and "impoistion". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "impositions", 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 imposition, spelled I-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’imposer.
  2. 2
    Action de donner un nom.
  3. 3
    Action d’obliger à quelque chose de pénible, d’onéreux.
  4. 4
    Action de soumettre à une taxe, à une contribution sociale.
  5. 5
    Droit, impôt, contribution, imposé sur les choses ou sur les personnes.
  6. 6
    Action ou manière d’imposer les pages d’une forme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les apôtres ont fait de nombreux miracles par l’imposition des mains.
  2. Les fidèles reçoivent le Esprit par l’imposition des mains.

This word in other languages

imposición(Español)imposição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immposition
  • imopsition
  • impoistion
  • imposiiton
  • impositino
  • impositionn
  • impositoin
  • imposittion
  • impossition
  • impostiion
  • impposition
  • impsoition
  • ipmosition
  • miposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imposition - 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.

immposition1imopsition2impoistion2imposiiton2impositino2impositionn1impositoin2imposittion1
Edit distance from "imposition"

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 "imposition"?
"imposition" is spelled I-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "imposition" mean?
As a noun, "imposition" means: Action d’imposer.
What words are commonly confused with "imposition"?
"imposition" is commonly confused with "impositions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imposition" is \ɛ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imposition" come from?
"imposition" 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 "imposition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

infraction#7,073douloureux#7,051paramètres#7,097concession#7,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

féministe14 variantsprogresser14 variantsréservoir14 variantsévacuation14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list