imi vs is, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“imi” and “is” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,938
“imi” frequency rank: #1,709
“is” frequency rank: 49647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	imi	is
Definition	terceira pessoa do singular do passado do indicativo do verbo imeä:	contração de agus; e

Letter map: imi vs is

Shared letters muted; letters that set imi and is apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

imi

2 ch

Spelling & dictionary notes on imi vs is

imi and is 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 49647, 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/. is is at rank #1,709, tagged as averb.

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 49647, this pair ranks #15,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imi vs is

Shared letters: i. Private to "imi": m. Private to "is": s.

"imi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "is" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "imi" for "is" ever safe?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "imi" or "is"?

"is" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,709 in our Portuguese list, against #47,938 for "imi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "imi" vs "is" 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 "is" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #15,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"imi" and "is" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imi vs ino". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #15,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.