idem
/ˈiː.dem/
The verdict
“idem” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,050) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #22,050
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Mismo, el mismo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-idem · idem · Spanish
idem · rank #22,050 · 3 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,050
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 3 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH húngaros
Nearest frequency peer: húngaros (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “idem”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hurto
hurto
77,954 corpus weight
- híbridos
híbridos
77,953 corpus weight
- húngaros
húngaros
77,952 corpus weight
- idem
idem
77,951 corpus weight
- idóneo
idóneo
77,950 corpus weight
- ilimitada
ilimitada
77,949 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “idem” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | idem |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | /ˈiː.dem/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #22,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “idem” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for idem is neighbouring look-alikes ("im", "ie", …), not just typos; it is apronoun pronounced /ˈiː.dem/. Frequency #22,050 among 3,428 “I” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for idem, with forms such as "iddem", "idemm", and "iedm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "im", "ie", "ido", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is idem, spelled I-D-E-M.
Definition
- 1Mismo, el mismo.
- 2El mismo, igual que.
- 3Al mismo tiempo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how idem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Idem, qui hostis vicit
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iddem
- idemm
- iedm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idem - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "idem", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
You've looked up "idem". Here's where to go from here.
- "idem" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "im". View pair
- 3 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,050 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.