Which to use
“imprimées” and “imprimeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,295
- “imprimées” frequency rank
- #33,732
- “imprimeurs” frequency rank
- 56027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimées | imprimeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de imprimé. | Masculin pluriel de imprimeur. |
Where the eye mixes imprimées and imprimeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. imprimées runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVVC) against imprimeurs's 10 (VCCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between imprimées and imprimeurs
A purely visual mix-up. imprimées (\ɛ̃.pʁi.me\) and imprimeurs (\ɛ̃.pʁi.mœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56027, 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\. imprimeurs is at rank #33,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁi.mœʁ\.
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 56027, this pair ranks #123,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imprimées vs imprimeurs
Shared letters: eimprs. Private to "imprimées": é. Private to "imprimeurs": u.
"imprimées" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "imprimeurs" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imprimeurs ← immprimeurs · impirmeurs · impprimeurs · impriemurs · imprimerus · imprimeurrs · imprimeurss · imprimeusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imprimées" for "imprimeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "imprimées" or "imprimeurs"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprimées" and "imprimeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprimeur 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 #123,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.