Deutsch homophones
is/iss
"is" (#478 written frequency) beats "iss" (#6,551) in this 2-word /ɪs/ cluster. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ɪs/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "is" leads at #478, with "iss" trailing at #6,551.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "is" then splits - "is" (2 letters) vs "iss" (3).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across is, iss: is. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
is
2 letters · 1 vowels · shape VC
Inventory is · no private letters vs siblings
iss
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape VCC
Inventory is · no private letters vs siblings
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "is" when you mean: [1] umgangssprachlich, dialektal, norddeutsch: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs sein
- Write "iss" when you mean: 2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs essen