Which to use
“import” and “impro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,562
- “import” frequency rank
- #29,390
- “impro” frequency rank
- 48952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | import | impro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Importation. | Improvisation. |
Where the eye mixes import and impro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: import vs impro
A purely visual mix-up. import (\ɛ̃.pɔʁ\) 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 48952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
import is recorded at frequency rank #19,562, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.pɔʁ\. 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 48952, this pair ranks #174,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of import vs impro
Shared letters: imopr. Private to "import": t. Private to "impro": -.
"import" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "impro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "import" and "impro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "import" or "impro"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "import" and "impro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "import" 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 #174,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "import" 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 #174,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.