Which to use
“imite” is a verb and “irrité” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,506
- “imite” frequency rank
- #23,258
- “irrité” frequency rank
- 41764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imite | irrité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imiter. | De mauvaise humeur à cause de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes imite and irrité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. imite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against irrité's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between imite and irrité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imite is \i.mit\ while irrité is \i.ʁi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imite is recorded at frequency rank #18,506, classified as averb, pronounced \i.mit\. irrité is at rank #23,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ʁi.te\.
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 41764, this pair ranks #230,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imite vs irrité
Shared letters: it. Private to "imite": em. Private to "irrité": ré.
"imite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "irrité" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- imite ← iimte · imiet · imitte · immite · imtie · miite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imite" for "irrité" ever safe?
Which is more common, "imite" or "irrité"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "imite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irrité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imite" and "irrité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ime vs imite". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #230,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.