Which to use
“Imam” is a noun and “ímpar” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,047
- “Imam” frequency rank
- #16,650
- “ímpar” frequency rank
- 58697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Imam | ímpar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imã | que não é divisível por dois (diz-se de número) |
Letter map: Imam vs ímpar
Shared letters muted; letters that set Imam and ímpar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Imam runs 4 letters (VCVC) against ímpar's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Imam / ímpar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Imam is anoun and ímparanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Imam is recorded at frequency rank #42,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /iˈmaːm/. ímpar is at rank #16,650, 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 58697, this pair ranks #8,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Imam vs ímpar
Shared letters: am. Private to "Imam": i. Private to "ímpar": prí.
"Imam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ímpar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Imam ← iamm · imamm · imma · immam · miam
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Imam" and "ímpar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Imam" vs "ímpar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Imam" and "ímpar".
- Full dictionary entry for "Imam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ímpar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Imam" and "ímpar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Imam vs imi". 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 #8,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.