ime
[ˈime]
The verdict
“ime” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,610 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,610
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cobertura membranosa de los granos de cereal, que corresponde las glumas y páleas de una espiguilla. Se separa de la parte comestible al aventar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ime · ime · Spanish
ime · rank #74,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,610
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 22,782
- PHOTO-FINISH imaginativos
Nearest frequency peer: imaginativos (-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 “ime”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- iglú
iglú
25,396 corpus weight
- igualaron
igualaron
25,394 corpus weight
- imaginativos
imaginativos
25,392 corpus weight
- ime
ime
25,391 corpus weight
- implantarse
implantarse
25,390 corpus weight
- imprimimos
imprimimos
25,388 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ime” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ime |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈime] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #74,610 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ime” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ime is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,610 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈime]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cobertura membranosa de los granos de cereal, que corresponde las glumas y páleas de una espiguilla. Se separa de la parte comestible al aventar.".
ime has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ime, spelled I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Cobertura membranosa de los granos de cereal, que corresponde las glumas y páleas de una espiguilla. Se separa de la parte comestible al aventar.
This word in other languages
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.