Which to use
“impôt” and “input” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,227
- “impôt” frequency rank
- #46,237
- “input” frequency rank
- 48464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impôt | input |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prélèvement pécuniaire, établi par la loi, obligatoire et sans contrepartie directe, perçu par l’État ou les collectivités publiques afin de financer les dépenses publiques. | Intrant. |
Where the eye mixes impôt and input
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses impôt with input
A purely visual mix-up. impôt (\ɛ̃.po\) and input (\in.put\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impôt is recorded at frequency rank #2,227, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.po\. input is at rank #46,237, tagged as anoun, pronounced \in.put\.
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 48464, this pair ranks #178,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impôt vs input
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "impôt": mô. Private to "input": nu.
"impôt" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "input" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- input ← innput · inpput · inptu · inputt · inupt · ipnut · niput
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "impôt" and "input" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "impôt" or "input"?
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 "impôt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "input" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impôt" and "input" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impute vs input". 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 #178,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.