Which to use
“immo” and “impro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,578
- “immo” frequency rank
- #29,390
- “impro” frequency rank
- 52968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immo | impro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation de immobilisation. | Improvisation. |
Where the eye mixes immo and impro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses immo with impro
A purely visual mix-up. immo (\i.mo\) and impro (\ɛ̃.pʁo\) 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 52968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immo is recorded at frequency rank #23,578, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.mo\. impro is at rank #29,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁo\.
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 52968, this pair ranks #144,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of immo vs impro
Shared letters: imo. Private to "immo": -. Private to "impro": pr.
"immo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "impro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "immo" and "impro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "immo" or "impro"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "immo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "immo" and "impro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impec vs impro". 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 #144,023 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.