Which to use
“Immo” is a name and “IMO” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,126
- “Immo” frequency rank
- #21,299
- “IMO” frequency rank
- 54425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Immo | IMO |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | Institut für Marktökologie (Sitz in der Schweiz) |
Where the eye mixes Immo and IMO
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Immo vs IMO
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Immo is [ˈɪmoː] while IMO is [ˌiːɛmˈʔoː]. 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 (name vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Immo is recorded at frequency rank #33,126, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈɪmoː]. IMO is at rank #21,299, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ˌiːɛmˈʔoː].
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 54425, this pair ranks #1,019,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Immo vs IMO
Shared letters: imo. Private to "Immo": -. Private to "IMO": -.
"Immo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "IMO" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Immo ← imom · mimo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Immo" and "IMO" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Immo" or "IMO" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Immo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "IMO" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,019,446 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Immo" and "IMO" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Immo 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
Confusion rank #1,019,446 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.