# IC vs ile

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### IC
*abbrev · IPA [iːˈtseː] · frequency rank #9,048*
ein in mehreren europäischen Ländern verkehrender Schnellzug; Intercityzug

### ile
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #48,983*
Haar n

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ic-vs-ile