Which to use
“ihm” is a pronoun and “ihrem” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #137
- “ihm” frequency rank
- #273
- “ihrem” frequency rank
- 410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ihm | ihrem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Dativ | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr |
Where the eye mixes ihm and ihrem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ihm is [iːm] while ihrem is [ˈiːʁəm]. 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 (pronoun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ihm is recorded at frequency rank #137, classified as apron, pronounced [iːm]. ihrem is at rank #273, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈiːʁəm].
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 410, this pair ranks #2,005,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ihm vs ihrem
Shared letters: him. Private to "ihm": -. Private to "ihrem": er.
"ihm" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ihrem" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ihrem ← hirem · iherm · ihhrem · ihremm · ihrme · ihrrem · irhem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ihm" and "ihrem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ihm" or "ihrem"?
What to do next
You've compared "ihm" and "ihrem". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ihm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ihrem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ihm" and "ihrem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ihm vs IMs". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.