Which to use
“impro” and “intro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,390
- “impro” frequency rank
- #17,170
- “intro” frequency rank
- 46560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impro | intro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Improvisation. | Introduction. |
Where the eye mixes impro and intro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses impro with intro
A purely visual mix-up. impro (\ɛ̃.pʁo\) and intro (\ɛ̃.tʁo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impro is recorded at frequency rank #29,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.pʁo\. intro is at rank #17,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁo\.
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 46560, this pair ranks #193,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impro vs intro
Shared letters: ior. Private to "impro": mp. Private to "intro": nt.
"impro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "intro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impro" for "intro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impro" vs "intro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "impro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impro" and "intro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impec vs impro". 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 #193,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.