# IME vs ips

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ips
*symbol · frequency rank #20,676*
Initialism of inch(es) per second.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ime-vs-ips