Which to use
“imposées” is an adjective and “imposent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,337
- “imposées” frequency rank
- #7,712
- “imposent” frequency rank
- 18049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imposées | imposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de imposé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de imposer. |
Where the eye mixes imposées and imposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imposées (VCCVCVVC) and imposent (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses imposées with imposent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imposées is \ɛ̃.po.ze\ while imposent is \ɛ̃.poz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imposées is recorded at frequency rank #10,337, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.po.ze\. imposent is at rank #7,712, 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 18049, this pair ranks #380,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imposées vs imposent
Shared letters: eimops. Private to "imposées": é. Private to "imposent": nt.
"imposées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "imposent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imposent ← immposent · imopsent · impoesnt · imposennt · imposentt · imposetn · imposnet · impossent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imposées" for "imposent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "imposées" or "imposent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "imposées" and "imposent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imposées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imposées" and "imposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imposaient vs imposent". 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 #380,241 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.