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 eye mixes ige and Ihre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ige runs 3 letters (VCV) against Ihre's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ige vs Ihre
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
- Ihre ← ihhre · ihrre · irhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ige" for "Ihre" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ihre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ige" and "Ihre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ige vs IMs". 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 #1,886,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.