Which to use
“Imam” and “Irão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,047
- “Imam” frequency rank
- #1,785
- “Irão” frequency rank
- 43832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Imam | Irão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imã | país do Oriente Médio, com nome oficial de República Islâmica do Irão, tem fronteiras com a Armênia, Azerbaijão, Turquemenistão, Afeganistão, Paquistão, Iraque e Turquia, é banhado ao norte pelo mar Cáspio, ao sul pelo golfo de Omã e ao sudoeste pelo golfo Pérsico, sua capital é Teerão |
Letter map: Imam vs Irão
Shared letters muted; letters that set Imam and Irão apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Imam (VCVC) and Irão (VCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: Imam and Irão
Imam and Irão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43832, 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/. Irão is at rank #1,785, tagged as anoun.
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 43832, this pair ranks #21,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Imam vs Irão
Shared letters: i. Private to "Imam": am. Private to "Irão": orã.
"Imam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Irão" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Imam ← iamm · imamm · imma · immam · miam
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Imam" and "Irão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Imam" vs "Irão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Imam" vs "Irão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Imam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Irão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Imam" and "Irão" 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 #21,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.