ImmovsirmaTell them apart

Quick tell: Immo is a name, irma is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Immo” is a name and “irma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,126
“Immo” frequency rank
#31,627
“irma” frequency rank
64753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Immo irma
Definition männlicher Vorname der Arm

Letter map: Immo vs irma

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

4 ch
Immo
4 ch
irma

Role in the sentence - Immo and irma

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Immo is aname and irmaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64753, 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]. irma is at rank #31,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 64753, this pair ranks #630,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Immo vs irma

Shared letters: im. Private to "Immo": o. Private to "irma": ar.

"Immo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "irma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Immoimom · mimo
  • irmaimra · iram · irmma · irrma · rima

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Immo" for "irma" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Immo" is a name and "irma" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Immo" vs "irma" - which ranks higher?
"irma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,627 in our German list, against #33,126 for "Immo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Immo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "irma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #630,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Immo" and "irma" 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 #630,577 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