íconevsimuneWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ícone is a noun, imune is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#6,255
“ícone” frequency rank
#12,910
“imune” frequency rank
19165
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ícone imune
Definition símbolo livre de deveres, impostos

Letter map: ícone vs imune

Shared letters muted; letters that set ícone and imune apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
ícone
5 ch
imune

Role in the sentence - ícone and imune

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ícone is anoun and imuneanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ícone is recorded at frequency rank #6,255, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.ko.ni/. imune is at rank #12,910, tagged as anadj.

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 19165, this pair ranks #51,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ícone vs imune

Shared letters: en. Private to "ícone": coí. Private to "imune": imu.

"ícone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "imune" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imuneimmune · imnue · imuen · imunne · iumne · miune

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ícone" for "imune" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ícone" is a noun and "imune" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ícone" or "imune"?
"ícone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,255 in our Portuguese list, against #12,910 for "imune". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "ícone" vs "imune" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ícone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ícone" and "imune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ícone vs íon". 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 #51,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list