Which to use
“imprimé” is a noun and “imprimer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,071
- “imprimé” frequency rank
- #7,579
- “imprimer” frequency rank
- 14650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimé | imprimer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Livre imprimé. | Faire ou laisser une empreinte sur quelque chose, y marquer des traits, une figure. |
Same sound, different letters: imprimé vs imprimer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. imprimé runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against imprimer's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - imprimé / imprimer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: imprimé and imprimer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 14650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imprimé is recorded at frequency rank #7,071, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\. imprimer is at rank #7,579, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\.
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 14650, this pair ranks #395,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imprimé vs imprimer
Shared letters: impr. Private to "imprimé": é. Private to "imprimer": e.
"imprimé" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "imprimer" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imprimer ← immprimer · impirmer · impprimer · impriemr · imprimerr · imprimmer · imprimre · imprmier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imprimé" and "imprimer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "imprimé" vs "imprimer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "imprimé" / "imprimer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprimé" and "imprimer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprimer vs imprimeurs". 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 #395,780 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.