ichvsiusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ich is a pronoun, ius is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ich” is a pronoun and “ius” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6
“ich” frequency rank
#48,256
“ius” frequency rank
48262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ich ius
Definition bezeichnet die eigene Person; 1. Person Singular Recht (Satzung, Inbegriff von Gesetzen und Verordnungen)

Letter map: ich vs ius

Shared letters muted; letters that set ich and ius apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
ich
3 ch
ius

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ich is apronoun and iusanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ich is recorded at frequency rank #6, classified as apron, pronounced [ɪç]. ius is at rank #48,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 48262, this pair ranks #1,255,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ich vs ius

Shared letters: i. Private to "ich": ch. Private to "ius": su.

"ich" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ius" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ich" and "ius" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ich" is a pronoun and "ius" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ich" or "ius"?
"ich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6 in our German list, against #48,256 for "ius". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list