imunevsIvoneConfusable pair

Quick tell: imune is a adjective, Ivone is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“imune” is an adjective and “Ivone” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,910
“imune” frequency rank
#25,709
“Ivone” frequency rank
38619
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imune Ivone
Definition livre de deveres, impostos prenome feminino

Letter map: imune vs Ivone

Shared letters muted; letters that set imune and Ivone apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. imune and Ivone follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
imune
5 ch
Ivone

Role in the sentence - imune and Ivone

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: imune is anadjective and Ivoneanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imune is recorded at frequency rank #12,910, classified as anadj. Ivone is at rank #25,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced iˈvo.ni.

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 38619, this pair ranks #27,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imune vs Ivone

Shared letters: ein. Private to "imune": mu. Private to "Ivone": ov.

"imune" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "Ivone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imune ← immune · imnue · imuen · imunne · iumne · miune
  • Ivone ← iovne · ivnoe · ivoen · ivonne · ivvone · vione

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imune" and "Ivone" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "imune" is an adjective and "Ivone" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "imune" vs "Ivone" - which ranks higher?
"imune" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,910 in our Portuguese list, against #25,709 for "Ivone". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "imune" and "Ivone".

  • Full dictionary entry for "imune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ivone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imune" and "Ivone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "íon vs Ivone". 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 #27,789 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