Which to use
“imenso” and “imerso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,624
- “imenso” frequency rank
- #33,023
- “imerso” frequency rank
- 36647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imenso | imerso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vasto, enorme, muito grande | que (se) imergiu; mergulhado, afundado, submerso |
Letter map: imenso vs imerso
Shared letters muted; letters that set imenso and imerso apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. imenso and imerso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: imenso and imerso
imenso and imerso 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 differ by a single letter - n in “imenso” becomes r in “imerso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imenso is recorded at frequency rank #3,624, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈmẽ.su/. imerso is at rank #33,023, 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 36647, this pair ranks #30,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imenso vs imerso
Shared letters: eimos. Private to "imenso": n. Private to "imerso": r.
"imenso" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "imerso" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imenso" and "imerso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "imenso" or "imerso"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "imenso" and "imerso".
- Full dictionary entry for "imenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imerso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imenso" and "imerso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ileso vs imerso". 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 #30,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.