Which to use
“importée” and “imposée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,995
- “importée” frequency rank
- #7,976
- “imposée” frequency rank
- 36971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importée | imposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de importé. | Féminin singulier de imposé. |
Where the eye mixes importée and imposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. importée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against imposée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses importée with imposée
A purely visual mix-up. importée (\ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\) and imposée (\ɛ̃.po.ze\) 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 36971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importée is recorded at frequency rank #28,995, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\. imposée is at rank #7,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.po.ze\.
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 36971, this pair ranks #265,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importée vs imposée
Shared letters: eimopé. Private to "importée": rt. Private to "imposée": s.
"importée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "imposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importée" and "imposée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "importée" or "imposée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "importée" and "imposée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importée" and "imposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "importée vs importées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.