Which to use
“importantes” and “imposantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,998
- “importantes” frequency rank
- #33,299
- “imposantes” frequency rank
- 35297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importantes | imposantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de important. | Féminin pluriel de imposant. |
Where the eye mixes importantes and imposantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. importantes runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCVC) against imposantes's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses importantes with imposantes
A purely visual mix-up. importantes (\ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃t\) and imposantes (\ɛ̃.pɔ.zɑ̃t\) 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 35297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importantes is recorded at frequency rank #1,998, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃t\. imposantes is at rank #33,299, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pɔ.zɑ̃t\.
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 35297, this pair ranks #277,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importantes vs imposantes
Shared letters: aeimnopst. Private to "importantes": r. Private to "imposantes": -.
"importantes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "imposantes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- importantes ← immportantes · imoprtantes · imporatntes · imporrtantes · importanets · importanntes · importantess · importantse
- imposantes ← immposantes · imopsantes · impoasntes · imposanets · imposanntes · imposantess · imposantse · imposanttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "importantes" for "imposantes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "importantes" or "imposantes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "importantes" and "imposantes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imposantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importantes" and "imposantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imposantes vs imposants". 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 #277,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.