Which to use
“Icon” is a noun and “ihn” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,993
- “Icon” frequency rank
- #140
- “ihn” frequency rank
- 24133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Icon | ihn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleine Grafik für Programme oder Hyperlinks | Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Akkusativ |
Where the eye mixes Icon and ihn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Icon and ihn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Icon is [ˈaɪ̯kn̩] while ihn is [iːn]. 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 24133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Icon is recorded at frequency rank #23,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯kn̩]. ihn is at rank #140, tagged as apron, pronounced [iːn].
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 24133, this pair ranks #1,851,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Icon vs ihn
Shared letters: in. Private to "Icon": co. Private to "ihn": h.
"Icon" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ihn" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Icon ← cion · iccon · icno · iconn · iocn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Icon" for "ihn" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Icon" or "ihn"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Icon" and "ihn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Icon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ihn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,917 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Icon" and "ihn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Icon vs ICQ". 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 #1,851,917 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.