# impact vs impacter

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### impact
*noun · IPA \ɛ̃.pakt\ · frequency rank #1,818*
Choc d’un projectile contre un corps.

### impacter
*verb · IPA \ɛ̃.pak.te\ · frequency rank #37,866*
Entrer en collision ; heurter ; percuter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/impact-vs-impacter