imamsvsimmoConfusable pair

Which to use

“imams” and “immo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,892
“imams” frequency rank
#23,578
“immo” frequency rank
47470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imams immo
Definition Pluriel de imam. Abréviation de immobilisation.

Where the eye mixes imams and immo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
imams
4 ch
immo

Visual trap between imams and immo

A purely visual mix-up. imams (\i.mam\) and immo (\i.mo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imams is recorded at frequency rank #23,892, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.mam\. immo is at rank #23,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.mo\.

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 47470, this pair ranks #186,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imams vs immo

Shared letters: im. Private to "imams": as. Private to "immo": o.

"imams" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC  ·  "immo" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imamsiamms · imamms · imamss · imasm · immams · immas · miams
  • immoimo · imom · mimo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imams" and "immo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\i.mam\ versus \i.mo\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "imams" vs "immo" - which ranks higher?
"immo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,578 in our French list, against #23,892 for "imams". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "immo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imams" and "immo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ime vs immo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #186,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list