Which to use
“im” is a verb and “item” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,077
- “im” frequency rank
- #7,934
- “item” frequency rank
- 20011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | im | item |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sou; | uma unidade de uma lista ou conjunto |
Letter map: im vs item
Shared letters muted; letters that set im and item apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for im / item
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: im is averb and itemanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
im is recorded at frequency rank #12,077, classified as averb. item is at rank #7,934, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'i.tẽj̃/.
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 20011, this pair ranks #50,607 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of im vs item
Shared letters: im. Private to "im": -. Private to "item": et.
"im" · 2 letters · shape VC · "item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · itme · ittem · tiem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "im" and "item" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "im" vs "item" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "im" vs "item" 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 "item" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,607 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "im" and "item" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "im vs ino". 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 #50,607 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.