Which to use
“imposa” is a verb and “imposée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,436
- “imposa” frequency rank
- #7,976
- “imposée” frequency rank
- 44412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imposa | imposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de imposer. | Féminin singulier de imposé. |
Where the eye mixes imposa and imposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imposa runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against imposée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between imposa and imposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imposa is \ɛ̃.po.za\ while imposée is \ɛ̃.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44412, 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\. 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 44412, this pair ranks #210,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imposa vs imposée
Shared letters: imops. Private to "imposa": a. Private to "imposée": eé.
"imposa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "imposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- imposa ← immposa · imopsa · impoas · impossa · impposa · impsoa · ipmosa · miposa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imposa" and "imposée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "imposa" or "imposée"?
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 "imposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imposa" and "imposée" 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 #210,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.