IlmvsImmoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Ilm” and “Immo” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,185
“Ilm” frequency rank
#33,126
“Immo” frequency rank
67311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ilm Immo
Definition ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss der Saale männlicher Vorname

Letter map: Ilm vs Immo

Shared letters muted; letters that set Ilm and Immo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
Ilm
4 ch
Immo

Corpus notes: Ilm and Immo

Ilm and Immo are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ilm is recorded at frequency rank #34,185, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Immo is at rank #33,126, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈɪmoː].

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 67311, this pair ranks #544,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ilm vs Immo

Shared letters: im. Private to "Ilm": l. Private to "Immo": o.

"Ilm" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "Immo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Immoimom · mimo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ilm" and "Immo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Ilm" vs "Immo" - which ranks higher?
"Immo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,126 in our German list, against #34,185 for "Ilm". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Ilm" vs "Immo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ilm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Immo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #544,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ilm" and "Immo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ilm vs puzzles". 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 #544,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list