Which to use
“imensos” and “imerso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,322
- “imensos” frequency rank
- #33,023
- “imerso” frequency rank
- 53345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imensos | imerso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de imenso | que (se) imergiu; mergulhado, afundado, submerso |
Letter map: imensos vs imerso
Shared letters muted; letters that set imensos and imerso apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. imensos runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against imerso's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - imensos / imerso
imensos 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imensos is recorded at frequency rank #20,322, classified as anadj, pronounced /iˈmẽ.sos/. 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 53345, this pair ranks #12,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imensos vs imerso
Shared letters: eimos. Private to "imensos": n. Private to "imerso": r.
"imensos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "imerso" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imensos" for "imerso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "imensos" vs "imerso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "imensos" vs "imerso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "imensos" 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 #12,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imensos" 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 #12,099 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.