Which to use
“imprimé” is a noun and “imprimés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,071
- “imprimé” frequency rank
- #10,893
- “imprimés” frequency rank
- 17964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimé | imprimés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Livre imprimé. | Masculin pluriel de imprimé. |
Same sound, different letters: imprimé vs imprimés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. imprimé runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against imprimés's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: imprimé vs imprimés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: imprimé and imprimés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “imprimé” sits inside “imprimés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17964, 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\. imprimés is at rank #10,893, tagged as anadj, 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 17964, this pair ranks #380,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imprimé vs imprimés
Shared letters: impré. Private to "imprimé": -. Private to "imprimés": s.
"imprimé" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "imprimés" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imprimé" and "imprimés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "imprimé" or "imprimés"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprimé" and "imprimés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprimés vs imprimeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #380,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.