Imma
/ˈaɪmə/
"imma" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Imma” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,791 in English word frequency and used as a contraction.
- #25,791
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
- 1
- tracked misspelling
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contraction of I'm + gonna.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Imma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /ˈaɪmə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #25,791 |
| Misspellings tracked | 1 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Imma” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Imma is 4 letters long, classified as a contraction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈaɪmə/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,791 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Contraction of I'm + gonna.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 1 likely wrong-spelling variant for Imma, including "mima". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "IRA", "IMO", "ISA", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. According to m… The correct English form is Imma, spelled I-M-M-A.
Definition
- 1Contraction of I'm + gonna.
Etymology
Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. According to m'Cheaux, it originated in Gullah, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Imma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Imma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaɪmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “IRA” - see the side-by-side comparison. Imma vs IRA
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.