Which to use
“image” and “imagem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,260
- “image” frequency rank
- #601
- “imagem” frequency rank
- 12861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | image | imagem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imagem, figura, fotografia | representação de uma pessoa ou objeto |
Where the eye mixes image and imagem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: image vs imagem
A purely visual mix-up. image (/ˈɪmɪdʒ/) and imagem (/i.ˈma.ʒɐ̃j̃/) 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 extra letter(s) - “image” sits inside “imagem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
image is recorded at frequency rank #12,260, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪmɪdʒ/. imagem is at rank #601, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.ˈma.ʒɐ̃j̃/.
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 12861, this pair ranks #59,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of image vs imagem
Shared letters: aegim. Private to "image": -. Private to "imagem": -.
"image" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "imagem" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "image" for "imagem" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "image" or "imagem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "image" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imagem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "image" and "imagem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "image vs Imam". 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 #59,612 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.