Which to use
“imposées” is an adjective and “imposer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,337
- “imposées” frequency rank
- #2,580
- “imposer” frequency rank
- 12917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imposées | imposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de imposé. | Mettre dessus. |
Same sound, different letters: imposées vs imposer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. imposées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against imposer's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - imposées / imposer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: imposées and imposer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12917, 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\. imposer is at rank #2,580, tagged as averb, 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 12917, this pair ranks #403,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imposées vs imposer
Shared letters: eimops. Private to "imposées": é. Private to "imposer": r.
"imposées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "imposer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imposer ← immposer · imopser · impoesr · imposerr · imposre · imposser · impposer · impsoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imposées" and "imposer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "imposées" or "imposer"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "imposées" / "imposer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "imposées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imposées" and "imposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impasses vs imposées". 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 #403,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.