igevsIhreWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ige is a noun, Ihre is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ige” is a noun and “Ihre” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,298
“ige” frequency rank
#92
“Ihre” frequency rank
21390
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ige Ihre
Definition Verb Nominativ Singular femininum des Possessivpronomens Ihr

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ige and Ihre apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
ige
4 ch
Ihre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ige is [ˈiɡɛ] while Ihre is [ˈiːʁə]. 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 unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ige is recorded at frequency rank #21,298, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈiɡɛ]. Ihre is at rank #92, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈiːʁə].

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 21390, this pair ranks #1,886,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ige vs Ihre

Shared letters: ei. Private to "ige": g. Private to "Ihre": hr.

"ige" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "Ihre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ihreihhre · ihrre · irhe

Frequency comparison

ige#21,298
Ihre#92

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ige" and "Ihre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ige" is a noun and "Ihre" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ige" or "Ihre"?
"Ihre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #92 in our German list, against #21,298 for "ige". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering ige vs Ihre

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “ige”; for an unknown, it's “Ihre”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ige” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list