im

verb

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The verdict

“im” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,077 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#12,077
frequency rank, Portuguese
2
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sou;

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

im vs ir
50% similar
im vs in
50% similar
im vs is
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for im
PropertyValue
Headwordim
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters2
Frequency rank#12,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “im” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). im lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for im is 2 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #12,077 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for im in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ir", "in", "is", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is im, spelled I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    sou;
  2. 2
    primeira pessoa do singular do presente do verbo bûn/بوون:

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "im"?
"im" is spelled I-M.
What does "im" mean?
As a verb, "im" means: sou;
What words are commonly confused with "im"?
"im" is commonly confused with "ir", "in", "is". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "im" come from?
"im" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “im”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “ir” - see the side-by-side comparison. im vs ir
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list