imprécis

\ɛ̃.pʁe.si\

/\ɛ̃.pʁe.si\/ adj

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The verdict

“imprécis” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,302
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 précis ou qui n’est pas précisé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imprecis · imprécis · French

imprécis · rank #33,302 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,302
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impropre

Nearest frequency peer: impropre (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “imprécis”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “imprécis” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

imprécis vs imprévus
75% similar
imprécis vs imprécise
89% similar

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

Key facts for imprécis
PropertyValue
Headwordimprécis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pʁe.si\
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,302
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “imprécis” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « impropre » (#33,301), « incendiaire » (#33,303), « inexistants » (#33,304). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around imprécis (IPA \ɛ̃.pʁe.si\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,302 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui n’est pas précis ou qui n’est pas précisé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for imprécis, with forms such as "immprécis", "impprécis", and "imprcéis". 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, "imprévus", "imprécise", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is imprécis, spelled I-M-P-R-É-C-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas précis ou qui n’est pas précisé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […]; puis, à mesure que l’aéronef montait, les détails devenaient imprécis ; […].

This word in other languages

imprecise(English)ungenau(Deutsch)impreciso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immprécis
  • impprécis
  • imprcéis
  • imprecis
  • imprrécis
  • impréccis
  • impréciss
  • imprécsi
  • impréics
  • impércis
  • imrpécis
  • ipmrécis
  • miprécis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immprécis1impprécis1imprcéis2imprecis1imprrécis1impréccis1impréciss1imprécsi2
Edit distance from "imprécis"

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 "imprécis"?
"imprécis" is spelled I-M-P-R-É-C-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pʁe.si\.
What does "imprécis" mean?
As an adjective, "imprécis" means: Qui n’est pas précis ou qui n’est pas précisé.
What words are commonly confused with "imprécis"?
"imprécis" is commonly confused with "imprévus", "imprécise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imprécis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imprécis" is \ɛ̃.pʁe.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imprécis" come from?
"imprécis" 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 "imprécis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impropre#33,301infiltre#33,306ignorées#33,294ignobles#33,293

Similar misspelling depth

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

inhumains13 variantsinversés13 variantsharceleur13 variantsescadrille13 variants

What to do next

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  • "imprécis" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "imprévus". View pair
  • 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #33,302 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list