Which to use
“Image” and “Imame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,273
- “Image” frequency rank
- #38,194
- “Imame” frequency rank
- 43467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Image | Imame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inneres Bild, das sich Personen von einem Objekt (zum Beispiel von einem Produkt, einer Person, Gruppe oder Organisation) machen; dieses Bild wird dann oft dem Objekt zugeschrieben und beeinflusst damit dessen Ansehen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Imam |
Where the eye mixes Image and Imame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Image and Imame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Image and Imame
A purely visual mix-up. Image ([ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ]) and Imame ([iˈmaːmə]) 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 a single letter - g in “Image” becomes m in “Imame”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Image is recorded at frequency rank #5,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ]. Imame is at rank #38,194, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈmaːmə].
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 43467, this pair ranks #1,417,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Image vs Imame
Shared letters: aeim. Private to "Image": g. Private to "Imame": -.
"Image" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Imame" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Image" for "Imame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Image" vs "Imame" - 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 "Image" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Imame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,417,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Image" and "Imame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imago vs Imame". 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 #1,417,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.