IMO

/[ˌiːɛmˈʔoː]/ abbrev

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,299

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

IMO is anGermanabbrev. It means: Institut für Marktökologie (Sitz in der Schweiz) Pronounced [ˌiːɛmˈʔoː]. Often confused with is and IT.

Key facts for IMO
PropertyValue
HeadwordIMO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbrev
IPA[ˌiːɛmˈʔoː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#21,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of IMO in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for IMO is 3 letters long, classified as anabbrev, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌiːɛmˈʔoː]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,299 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Institut für Marktökologie (Sitz in der Schweiz)".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for IMO in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "IT", "IP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is IMO, spelled I-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Institut für Marktökologie (Sitz in der Schweiz)

Frequency rank: #21,299 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "IMO"?
"IMO" is spelled I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌiːɛmˈʔoː].
What does "IMO" mean?
As an abbrev, "IMO" means: Institut für Marktökologie (Sitz in der Schweiz)
What words are commonly confused with "IMO"?
"IMO" is commonly confused with "is", "IT", "IP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "IMO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "IMO" is [ˌiːɛmˈʔoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "IMO" come from?
"IMO" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.