Which to use
“imposable” and “improbable” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,317
- “imposable” frequency rank
- #9,676
- “improbable” frequency rank
- 28993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imposable | improbable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui peut être soumis aux impositions. | Qui n’a pas de probabilité ; qui n’est pas probable. |
Where the eye mixes imposable and improbable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses imposable with improbable
A purely visual mix-up. imposable (\ɛ̃.po.zabl\) and improbable (\ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\) 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 28993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imposable is recorded at frequency rank #19,317, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.po.zabl\. improbable is at rank #9,676, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\.
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 28993, this pair ranks #319,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imposable vs improbable
Shared letters: abeilmop. Private to "imposable": s. Private to "improbable": r.
"imposable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "improbable" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- imposable ← immposable · imopsable · impoasble · imposabble · imposabel · imposablle · imposalbe · imposbale
- improbable ← immprobable · imporbable · impprobable · imprboable · improabble · improbabble · improbabel · improbablle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imposable" and "improbable" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "imposable" vs "improbable" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "imposable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "improbable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imposable" and "improbable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imparable vs imposable". 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 #319,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.