Which to use
“implore” and “importe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,297
- “implore” frequency rank
- #462
- “importe” frequency rank
- 33759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | implore | importe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de implorer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de importer. |
Where the eye mixes implore and importe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: implore vs importe
A purely visual mix-up. implore (\ɛ̃.plɔʁ\) and importe (\ɛ̃.pɔʁt\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
implore is recorded at frequency rank #33,297, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.plɔʁ\. importe is at rank #462, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.pɔʁt\.
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 33759, this pair ranks #288,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of implore vs importe
Shared letters: eimopr. Private to "implore": l. Private to "importe": t.
"implore" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "importe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "implore" and "importe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "implore" vs "importe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "implore" and "importe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "implore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "importe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "implore" and "importe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "implore vs implorer". 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 #288,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.