IME
Spanish, noun[ˈime]
IME is spelled I-M-E (3 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 74,340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). IME is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “initialism of Industria Maquiladora de Exportación” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cobertura membranosa de los granos de cereal, que corresponde las glumas y páleas de una espiguilla. Se…”.
What does IME mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitialism of Industria Maquiladora de Exportación
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cobertura membranosa de los granos de cereal, que corresponde las glumas y páleas de una espiguilla. Se separa de la parte comestible al aventar.
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 IME
- imes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce IME?
- [ˈime]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is IME in Spanish?
IME appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).