impriméesvsimprimésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“imprimées” and “imprimés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,295
“imprimées” frequency rank
#10,893
“imprimés” frequency rank
33188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imprimées imprimés
Definition Féminin pluriel de imprimé. Masculin pluriel de imprimé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set imprimées and imprimés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
imprimées
8 ch
imprimés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. imprimées and imprimés are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.pʁi.me\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33188, 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\. 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 33188, this pair ranks #292,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imprimées vs imprimés

Shared letters: imprsé. Private to "imprimées": e. Private to "imprimés": -.

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

Frequency comparison

imprimées#22,295
imprimés#10,893

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imprimées" and "imprimés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.pʁi.me\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "imprimées" or "imprimés"?
"imprimés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,893 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 imprimés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “imprimées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list