Which to use
“ihm” is a pronoun and “item” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #137
- “ihm” frequency rank
- #16,743
- “item” frequency rank
- 16880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ihm | item |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Dativ | auf die gleiche Weise |
Where the eye mixes ihm and item
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ihm vs item
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ihm is [iːm] while item is [ˈiːtɛm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ihm is recorded at frequency rank #137, classified as apron, pronounced [iːm]. item is at rank #16,743, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈiːtɛm].
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 16880, this pair ranks #1,932,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ihm vs item
Shared letters: im. Private to "ihm": h. Private to "item": et.
"ihm" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · ittem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ihm" and "item" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ihm" vs "item" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ihm" and "item" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ihm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "item" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ihm" and "item" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ile vs item". 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 #1,932,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.