# ideal vs idem

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ideal
*adjective · IPA [ið̞eˈal] · frequency rank #2,295*
Que pertenece o concierne a la idea.

### idem
*pronoun · IPA /ˈiː.dem/ · frequency rank #22,050*
Mismo, el mismo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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