imivsinoConfusable pair

Quick tell: imi is a verb, ino is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“imi” is a verb and “ino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,938
“imi” frequency rank
#49,532
“ino” frequency rank
97470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imi ino
Definition terceira pessoa do singular do passado do indicativo do verbo imeä: ser do sexo feminino; fêmea

Letter map: imi vs ino

Shared letters muted; letters that set imi and ino apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. imi and ino follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch
imi
3 ch
ino

Part-of-speech tell for imi / ino

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: imi is averb and inoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imi is recorded at frequency rank #47,938, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈi.mi/. ino is at rank #49,532, 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 97470, this pair ranks #26 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imi vs ino

Shared letters: i. Private to "imi": m. Private to "ino": no.

"imi" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "ino" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imi" and "ino" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "imi" is a verb and "ino" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "imi" or "ino"?
"imi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,938 in our Portuguese list, against #49,532 for "ino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "imi" vs "ino" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imi" and "ino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs ioiô". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list