Which to use
“imposa” and “imposait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,436
- “imposa” frequency rank
- #20,759
- “imposait” frequency rank
- 57195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imposa | imposait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de imposer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de imposer. |
Where the eye mixes imposa and imposait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imposa runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against imposait's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between imposa and imposait
A purely visual mix-up. imposa (\ɛ̃.po.za\) and imposait (\ɛ̃.po.zɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “imposa” sits inside “imposait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imposa is recorded at frequency rank #36,436, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.po.za\. imposait is at rank #20,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.po.zɛ\.
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 57195, this pair ranks #116,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imposa vs imposait
Shared letters: aimops. Private to "imposa": -. Private to "imposait": t.
"imposa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "imposait" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imposa" for "imposait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "imposa" vs "imposait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "imposa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imposait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imposa" and "imposait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imposa vs imposera". 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 #116,497 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.