# IJ vs Ima

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IJ
*name · IPA /eɪ/ · frequency rank #46,535*
A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

### Ima
*contraction · frequency rank #25,790*
Alternative form of Imma (I'm going to).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ij-vs-ima