Which to use
“imprégnée” is an adjective and “imprégner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,850
- “imprégnée” frequency rank
- #33,733
- “imprégner” frequency rank
- 72583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprégnée | imprégner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de imprégné. | Féconder ; rendre prégnant. |
Same sound, different letters: imprégnée vs imprégner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. imprégnée (VCCCVCCVV) and imprégner (VCCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - imprégnée / imprégner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: imprégnée and imprégner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.pʁe.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imprégnée is recorded at frequency rank #38,850, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁe.ɲe\. imprégner is at rank #33,733, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁe.ɲe\.
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 72583, this pair ranks #43,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imprégnée vs imprégner
Shared letters: egimnpré. Private to "imprégnée": -. Private to "imprégner": -.
"imprégnée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV · "imprégner" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imprégnée" and "imprégner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "imprégnée" or "imprégner"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprégnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprégner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprégnée" and "imprégner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprégnée vs imprégnés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.