Which to use
“imposa” and “impose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,436
- “imposa” frequency rank
- #2,579
- “impose” frequency rank
- 39015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imposa | impose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de imposer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imposer. |
Where the eye mixes imposa and impose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imposa and impose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: imposa vs impose
A purely visual mix-up. imposa (\ɛ̃.po.za\) and impose (\ɛ̃.poz\) 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 a single letter - a in “imposa” becomes e in “impose”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39015, 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\. impose is at rank #2,579, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.poz\.
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 39015, this pair ranks #251,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imposa vs impose
Shared letters: imops. Private to "imposa": a. Private to "impose": e.
"imposa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "impose" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imposa" and "impose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "imposa" vs "impose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imposa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imposa" and "impose" 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 #251,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.