Which to use
“ides” and “IME” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,856
- “ides” frequency rank
- #47,112
- “IME” frequency rank
- 91968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ides | IME |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all other months. | Initialism of input method editor. |
Letter map: ides vs IME
Shared letters muted; letters that set ides and IME apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ides 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.
Corpus notes: ides and IME
ides and IME are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ides is recorded at frequency rank #44,856, classified as anoun, pronounced /aɪdz/. 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 91968, this pair ranks #2,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ides vs IME
Shared letters: ei. Private to "ides": ds. Private to "IME": m.
"ides" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "IME" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ides ← iddes · idess · idse · ieds
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ides" and "IME" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ides" vs "IME" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ides" vs "IME" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ides" 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 #2,941 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ides" 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 #2,941 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.