impriméesvsimprimerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: imprimées is a adjective, imprimer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“imprimées” is an adjective and “imprimer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,295
“imprimées” frequency rank
#7,579
“imprimer” frequency rank
29874
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imprimées imprimer
Definition Féminin pluriel de imprimé. Faire ou laisser une empreinte sur quelque chose, y marquer des traits, une figure.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set imprimées and imprimer apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
imprimées
8 ch
imprimer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: imprimées and imprimer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, 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 29874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imprimées is recorded at frequency rank #22,295, classified as anadj, 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 29874, this pair ranks #313,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imprimées vs imprimer

Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "imprimées": . Private to "imprimer": -.

"imprimées" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC  ·  "imprimer" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imprimerimmprimer · impirmer · impprimer · impriemr · imprimerr · imprimmer · imprimre · imprmier

Frequency comparison

imprimées#22,295
imprimer#7,579

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imprimées" and "imprimer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "imprimées" is an adjective and "imprimer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "imprimées" or "imprimer"?
"imprimer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,579 in our French list, against #22,295 for "imprimées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering imprimées vs imprimer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “imprimées”; for a verb, it's “imprimer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “imprimées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list