Which to use
“Icons” and “Ikone” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,495
- “Icons” frequency rank
- #20,623
- “Ikone” frequency rank
- 68118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Icons | Ikone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Icon | Kultbild der orthodoxen Kirchen des byzantinischen Ritus |
Where the eye mixes Icons and Ikone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Icons (VCVCC) and Ikone (VCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Icons with Ikone
A purely visual mix-up. Icons ([ˈaɪ̯kn̩s]) and Ikone ([iˈkoːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Icons is recorded at frequency rank #47,495, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯kn̩s]. Ikone is at rank #20,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈkoːnə].
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 68118, this pair ranks #518,121 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Icons vs Ikone
Shared letters: ino. Private to "Icons": cs. Private to "Ikone": ek.
"Icons" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "Ikone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Icons" and "Ikone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Icons" or "Ikone"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Icons" and "Ikone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Icons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ikone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #518,121 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Icons" and "Ikone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Icons vs Irans". 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 #518,121 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.