Which to use
“imi” is a verb and “íon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,938
- “imi” frequency rank
- #44,174
- “íon” frequency rank
- 92112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imi | íon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do passado do indicativo do verbo imeä: | espécie química eletricamente carregada, geralmente um átomo ou molécula que perdeu ou ganhou elétrons |
Letter map: imi vs íon
Shared letters muted; letters that set imi and íon apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Part-of-speech tell for imi / íon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: imi is averb and íonanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92112, 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/. íon is at rank #44,174, 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 92112, this pair ranks #174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imi vs íon
Shared letters: none. Private to "imi": im. Private to "íon": noí.
"imi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "íon" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imi" for "íon" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "imi" and "íon". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "imi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "íon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imi" and "íon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imi vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.