# IDS vs IME

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IDS
*noun · IPA /aɪ diː ɛs/ · frequency rank #18,105*
Initialism of ideographic description sequence.

### IME
*noun · frequency rank #47,112*
Initialism of input method editor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ids-vs-ime