Which to use
“imiter” and “inviter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,786
- “imiter” frequency rank
- #5,775
- “inviter” frequency rank
- 17561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imiter | inviter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire ou s’efforcer de faire exactement la même chose que fait une personne. | Convier, prier de se trouver, de se rendre quelque part, d’assister à quelque cérémonie, etc. |
Where the eye mixes imiter and inviter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between imiter and inviter
A purely visual mix-up. imiter (\i.mi.te\) and inviter (\ɛ̃.vi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imiter is recorded at frequency rank #11,786, classified as averb, pronounced \i.mi.te\. inviter is at rank #5,775, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.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 17561, this pair ranks #382,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imiter vs inviter
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "imiter": m. Private to "inviter": nv.
"imiter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "inviter" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imiter" for "inviter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "imiter" vs "inviter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "imiter" and "inviter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inviter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imiter" and "inviter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imiter vs ITER". 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 #382,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.