im vs ita, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“im” is an adjective and “ita” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,152
“im” frequency rank: #38,192
“ita” frequency rank: 48344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	im	ita
Definition	Mi.	Piedra, así

Letter map: im vs ita

Shared letters muted; letters that set im and ita apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch

3 ch

ita

Grammar separator: im vs ita

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: im is anadjective and itaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

im is recorded at frequency rank #10,152, classified as anadj. ita is at rank #38,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈta].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 48344, this pair ranks #115,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of im vs ita

Shared letters: i. Private to "im": m. Private to "ita": at.

"im" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ita" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "im" for "ita" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "im" is an adjective and "ita" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "im" or "ita" show up more?

"im" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,152 in our Spanish list, against #38,192 for "ita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "im" vs "ita" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "im" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #115,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"im" and "ita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ita vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #115,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.