Which to use
“imprégner” is a verb and “imprégnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,733
- “imprégner” frequency rank
- #47,953
- “imprégnés” frequency rank
- 81686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprégner | imprégnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féconder ; rendre prégnant. | Masculin pluriel de imprégné. |
Same sound, different letters: imprégner vs imprégnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. imprégner and imprégnés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - imprégner / imprégnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: imprégner and imprégnés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.pʁe.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 81686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imprégner is recorded at frequency rank #33,733, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁe.ɲe\. imprégnés is at rank #47,953, tagged as anadj, 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 81686, this pair ranks #18,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imprégner vs imprégnés
Shared letters: gimnpré. Private to "imprégner": e. Private to "imprégnés": s.
"imprégner" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "imprégnés" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imprégner" and "imprégnés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "imprégner" or "imprégnés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "imprégner" / "imprégnés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprégner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprégnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprégner" and "imprégnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprégnés vs imprévues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.