# IME vs Ives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Ives
*name · IPA /aɪvz/ · frequency rank #23,012*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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