Which to use
“importées” and “imposées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,598
- “importées” frequency rank
- #10,337
- “imposées” frequency rank
- 38935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | importées | imposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de importé. | Féminin pluriel de imposé. |
Where the eye mixes importées and imposées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. importées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against imposées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses importées with imposées
A purely visual mix-up. importées (\ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\) and imposées (\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 38935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
importées is recorded at frequency rank #28,598, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te\. imposées is at rank #10,337, 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 38935, this pair ranks #251,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of importées vs imposées
Shared letters: eimopsé. Private to "importées": rt. Private to "imposées": -.
"importées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "imposées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "importées" and "imposées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "importées" vs "imposées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "importées" and "imposées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "importées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imposées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "importées" and "imposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "importée vs importées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #251,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.