Which to use
“imprimer” is a verb and “imprimeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,579
- “imprimer” frequency rank
- #33,732
- “imprimeurs” frequency rank
- 41311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimer | imprimeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire ou laisser une empreinte sur quelque chose, y marquer des traits, une figure. | Masculin pluriel de imprimeur. |
Where the eye mixes imprimer and imprimeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. imprimer runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against imprimeurs's 10 (VCCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses imprimer with imprimeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imprimer is \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\ while imprimeurs is \ɛ̃.pʁi.mœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41311, 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\. 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 41311, this pair ranks #234,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imprimer vs imprimeurs
Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "imprimer": -. Private to "imprimeurs": su.
"imprimer" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "imprimeurs" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imprimer ← immprimer · impirmer · impprimer · impriemr · imprimerr · imprimmer · imprimre · imprmier
- imprimeurs ← immprimeurs · impirmeurs · impprimeurs · impriemurs · imprimerus · imprimeurrs · imprimeurss · imprimeusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imprimer" and "imprimeurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "imprimer" or "imprimeurs"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimer" 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 #234,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprimer" and "imprimeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imprimées 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 #234,047 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.