Which to use
“ice” is a pronoun and “ime” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,518
- “ice” frequency rank
- #49,145
- “ime” frequency rank
- 59663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ice | ime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de iço. | Ma, mon. |
Letter map: ice vs ime
Shared letters muted; letters that set ice and ime apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ice / ime
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ice is apronoun and imeanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “ice” becomes m in “ime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ice is recorded at frequency rank #10,518, classified as apron. ime is at rank #49,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈi.me\.
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 59663, this pair ranks #101,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ice vs ime
Shared letters: ei. Private to "ice": c. Private to "ime": m.
"ice" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ime" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ice" and "ime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ice" or "ime"?
What to do next
Pair "ice" vs "ime" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ice" and "ime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ime vs isi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #101,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.