IMHO

abbrev

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The verdict

“IMHO” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,778
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für in my humble opinion - meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach oder in my honest opinion - meiner ehrlichen Meinung nach

Corpus desk

Index DE-imho · IMHO · German

IMHO · rank #27,778 · 5 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,778
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH illegales

Nearest frequency peer: illegales (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „IMHO“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „IMHO“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

IMHO vs io
0% similar
IMHO vs ISO
50% similar
IMHO vs IMO
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for IMHO
PropertyValue
HeadwordIMHO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,778
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „IMHO“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).IMHOliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „illegales“ (#27,777), „imperator“ (#27,779), „Hühnern“ (#27,776). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „IMHO“ bei #27,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around IMHO, anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #27,778 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abkürzung für in my humble opinion - meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach oder in my honest opinion - meiner ehrlichen Meinung nach".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for IMHO, with forms such as "ihmo", "imhho", and "immho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "io", "ISO", "IMO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is IMHO, spelled I-M-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für in my humble opinion - meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach oder in my honest opinion - meiner ehrlichen Meinung nach

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how IMHO appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That's IMHO wrong.

Synonyms

IMO

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ihmo
  • imhho
  • immho
  • imoh
  • miho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of IMHO - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ihmo2imhho1immho1imoh2miho2
Edit distance from "IMHO"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "IMHO"?
"IMHO" is spelled I-M-H-O.
What does "IMHO" mean?
As an abbreviation, "IMHO" means: Abkürzung für in my humble opinion - meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach oder in my honest opinion - meiner ehrlichen Meinung nach
What words are commonly confused with "IMHO"?
"IMHO" is commonly confused with "io", "ISO", "IMO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "IMHO" come from?
"IMHO" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "IMHO", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hank#27,764Jojo#27,795Glut#27,754Klon#27,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

gonna5 variantslite5 variantsNele5 variantsduos5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list