impression

\ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“impression” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#725
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’imprimer par laquelle une chose appliquée sur une autre y laisse une empreinte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-impression · impression · French

impression · rank #725 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #725
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH fonction

Nearest frequency peer: fonction (-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 « impression »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « impression » 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).

impression vs impressions
91% similar
impression vs impressionne
83% similar
impression vs imprécision
73% similar

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

Key facts for impression
PropertyValue
Headwordimpression
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#725
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « impression »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).impressionse 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 « fonction » (#724), « louis » (#726), « filles » (#723). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « impression » est au #725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around impression (IPA \ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #725 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for impression, with forms such as "immpression", "imperssion", and "imppression". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "impressions", "impressionne", "imprécision", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 impression, spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’imprimer par laquelle une chose appliquée sur une autre y laisse une empreinte.
  2. 2
    Action d’imprimer un livre, un journal, etc.
  3. 3
    Édition.
  4. 4
    Document imprimé.
  5. 5
    Effet que l’action d’une chose produit sur un corps.
  6. 6
    Ce qui reste de l’action qu’une chose a exercée sur un corps.
  7. 7
    Effet qu’une cause quelconque produit dans le cœur ou dans l’esprit.
  8. 8
    Ensemble des actions physiologiques d’où résulte la sensation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’impression d’un corps sur un autre corps.
  2. L’impression d’un cachet sur de la cire.

Synonyms

sensation

This word in other languages

impression(English)impresión(Español)Eindruck(Deutsch)impressão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpression
  • imperssion
  • imppression
  • impresion
  • impresison
  • impressino
  • impressionn
  • impressoin
  • imprression
  • imprsesion
  • imrpession
  • ipmression
  • mipression

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

immpression1imperssion2imppression1impresion1impresison2impressino2impressionn1impressoin2
Edit distance from "impression"

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 "impression"?
"impression" is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "impression" mean?
As a noun, "impression" means: Action d’imprimer par laquelle une chose appliquée sur une autre y laisse une empreinte.
What words are commonly confused with "impression"?
"impression" is commonly confused with "impressions", "impressionne", "imprécision". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impression"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impression" is \ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impression" come from?
"impression" 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 "impression", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

expérience#722simplement#729différents#737économique#712

Similar misspelling depth

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

chercher13 variantsassociation13 variantsaméricain13 variantsdirecteur13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list