im vs ix, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#10,152
“im” frequency rank: #6,918
“ix” frequency rank: 17070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	im	ix
Definition	Mi.	Femenino.

Letter map: im vs ix

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

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Role in the sentence - im and ix

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: im is anadjective and ixanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “im” becomes x in “ix”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

im is recorded at frequency rank #10,152, classified as anadj. ix is at rank #6,918, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʔiʃ/.

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 17070, this pair ranks #273,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of im vs ix

Shared letters: i. Private to "im": m. Private to "ix": x.

"im" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ix" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "im" and "ix" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

Frequency check: "im" vs "ix" - which ranks higher?

"ix" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,918 in our Spanish list, against #10,152 for "im". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "im" vs "ix" 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 "ix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #273,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"im" and "ix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "im vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #273,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.