Which to use
“Ichs” is a noun and “its” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,807
- “Ichs” frequency rank
- #9,388
- “its” frequency rank
- 16195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ichs | its |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ich | sein |
Where the eye mixes Ichs and its
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ichs vs its
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ichs is [ɪçs] while its is [ɪts]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ichs is recorded at frequency rank #6,807, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪçs]. its is at rank #9,388, tagged as apron, pronounced [ɪts].
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 16195, this pair ranks #1,937,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ichs vs its
Shared letters: is. Private to "Ichs": ch. Private to "its": t.
"Ichs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "its" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ichs ← cihs · icchs · ichhs · ichss · icsh · ihcs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ichs" and "its" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ichs" or "its" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ichs" and "its" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ichs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "its" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ichs" and "its" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IMs vs its". 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 #1,937,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.