Which to use
“immune” and “impuni” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,105
- “immune” frequency rank
- #44,499
- “impuni” frequency rank
- 89604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immune | impuni |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de immun. | Qui ne reçoit pas ou qui n’a pas reçu la punition méritée. |
Where the eye mixes immune and impuni
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between immune and impuni
A purely visual mix-up. immune (\i.myn\) and impuni (\ɛ̃.py.ni\) 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 89604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immune is recorded at frequency rank #45,105, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.myn\. impuni is at rank #44,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.py.ni\.
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 89604, this pair ranks #5,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of immune vs impuni
Shared letters: imnu. Private to "immune": e. Private to "impuni": p.
"immune" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impuni" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "immune" for "impuni" ever safe?
Which is more common, "immune" or "impuni"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "immune" and "impuni" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "immune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impuni" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "immune" and "impuni" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impuni vs impunis". 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 #5,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.