Which to use
“imprimés” and “imprimeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,893
- “imprimés” frequency rank
- #16,389
- “imprimeur” frequency rank
- 27282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imprimés | imprimeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de imprimé. | Qui imprime. |
Where the eye mixes imprimés and imprimeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imprimés runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against imprimeur's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imprimés vs imprimeur
A purely visual mix-up. imprimés (\ɛ̃.pʁi.me\) and imprimeur (\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 27282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imprimés is recorded at frequency rank #10,893, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁi.me\. imprimeur is at rank #16,389, 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 27282, this pair ranks #329,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imprimés vs imprimeur
Shared letters: impr. Private to "imprimés": sé. Private to "imprimeur": eu.
"imprimés" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "imprimeur" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imprimeur ← immprimeur · impirmeur · impprimeur · impriemur · imprimeru · imprimeurr · imprimmeur · imprimuer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imprimés" and "imprimeur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "imprimés" vs "imprimeur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imprimeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imprimés" and "imprimeur" 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 #329,990 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.