Which to use
“imprimer” is a verb and “imprimerie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,579
- “imprimer” frequency rank
- #8,863
- “imprimerie” frequency rank
- 16442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimer | imprimerie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire ou laisser une empreinte sur quelque chose, y marquer des traits, une figure. | Art d’imprimer, techniques d’impression permettant la reproduction, à un nombre quelconque d'exemplaires, de textes, de signes ou d’images sur un support (papier, textile, etc.) |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set imprimer and imprimerie apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
imprimer and imprimerie form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “imprimer” sits inside “imprimerie” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imprimer is recorded at frequency rank #7,579, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\. imprimerie is at rank #8,863, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁim.ʁi\.
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 16442, this pair ranks #387,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering imprimer vs imprimerie
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “imprimer”; for a noun, it's “imprimerie”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “imprimer” entry
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