idem
Spanish, pronoun
idem is spelled I-D-E-M (4 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idem is a Spanish pronoun meaning “alternative form of ídem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, ídem is a different word: “the same; the same thing; idem”.
What does idem mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
alternative form of ídem
adverb
- 1
in the same way
interjection
- 1
indicates the speaker agrees with a recently expressed sentiment; ditto
pronoun
- 1
the same; the same thing; idem
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Lo mismo. 2. También.
interjection: 1. (yo) También.
pronoun: 1. El mismo, lo mismo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of idem
- idem alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to idem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is idem in Spanish?
idem appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).