Which to use
“Immo” and “Ingo” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,126
- “Immo” frequency rank
- #11,070
- “Ingo” frequency rank
- 44196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Immo | Ingo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes Immo and Ingo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Immo vs Ingo
A purely visual mix-up. Immo ([ˈɪmoː]) and Ingo ([ˈɪŋɡo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44196, 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]. Ingo is at rank #11,070, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈɪŋɡo].
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 44196, this pair ranks #1,393,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Immo vs Ingo
Shared letters: io. Private to "Immo": m. Private to "Ingo": gn.
"Immo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Ingo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Immo" and "Ingo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Immo" vs "Ingo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Immo" and "Ingo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Immo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ingo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,393,896 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Immo" and "Ingo" 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 #1,393,896 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.