Which to use
“imi” is a verb and “its” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,938
- “imi” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “its” frequency rank
- 59597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imi | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do passado do indicativo do verbo imeä: | adjetivo possessivo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, dele ou dela. |
Letter map: imi vs its
Shared letters muted; letters that set imi and its apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for imi / its
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: imi is averb and itsanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59597, 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/. its is at rank #11,659, 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 59597, this pair ranks #8,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imi vs its
Shared letters: i. Private to "imi": m. Private to "its": st.
"imi" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imi" and "its" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "imi" or "its"?
After this comparison
Pair "imi" vs "its" 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 "its" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imi" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imi vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.