Which to use
“iced” is an adjective and “IME” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,832
- “iced” frequency rank
- #47,112
- “IME” frequency rank
- 62944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iced | IME |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | With ice added. | Initialism of input method editor. |
Letter map: iced vs IME
Shared letters muted; letters that set iced and IME apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. iced runs 4 letters (VCVC) against IME's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: iced vs IME
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: iced is anadjective and IMEanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iced is recorded at frequency rank #15,832, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈaɪst/. IME is at rank #47,112, tagged as anoun.
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 62944, this pair ranks #85,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of iced vs IME
Shared letters: ei. Private to "iced": cd. Private to "IME": m.
"iced" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "IME" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- iced ← cied · icced · icde · icedd · iecd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "iced" for "IME" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "iced" and "IME". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "iced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "IME" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iced" and "IME" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IME vs ith". 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 #85,680 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.