# IC vs IQ

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### IQ
*abbrev · IPA [iːˈkuː] · frequency rank #9,573*
Intelligenzquotient

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ic-vs-iq