# Imma

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ˈaɪmə/ · frequency rank #25,791

## Definitions
1. Contraction 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.

## Easily confused with
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-ira)
- **IMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-imo)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-isa)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-ipa)
- **IOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-iom)
- **Iowa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-iowa)
- **issa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-issa)
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-isla)
- **Irma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-irma)
- **Inca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-inca)
- **iota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-iota)
- **Iona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-iona)
- **inga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-inga)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-inna)
- **isha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-isha)
- **Imran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-imran)
- **Inman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imma-vs-inman)
- **IA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ia-vs-imma)
- **I'm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-m-vs-imma)
- **IBM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ibm-vs-imma)

## Common misspellings (1)
`mima`

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