IMGvsisoConfusable pair

Which to use

“IMG” and “iso” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,491
“IMG” frequency rank
#12,181
“iso” frequency rank
55672
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature IMG iso
Definition Avortement provoqué de manière médicale et assistée. Plan isométrique.

Where the eye mixes IMG and iso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. IMG (VCC) and iso (VCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
IMG
3 ch
iso

Visual trap between IMG and iso

A purely visual mix-up. IMG (\i ɛm ʒe\) and iso (\i.zo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

IMG is recorded at frequency rank #43,491, classified as anoun, pronounced \i ɛm ʒe\. iso is at rank #12,181, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.zo\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55672, this pair ranks #125,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of IMG vs iso

Shared letters: i. Private to "IMG": gm. Private to "iso": os.

"IMG" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "iso" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "IMG" and "iso" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\i ɛm ʒe\ versus \i.zo\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "IMG" or "iso"?
"iso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,181 in our French list, against #43,491 for "IMG". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "IMG" and "iso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "IMG" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "iso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #125,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "IMG" and "iso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IMG vs isi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #125,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list