ihm vs ile, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ihm” is a pronoun and “ile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#137
“ihm” frequency rank: #48,983
“ile” frequency rank: 49120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ihm	ile
Definition	Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Dativ	Haar n

Letter map: ihm vs ile

Shared letters muted; letters that set ihm and ile apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

ihm

3 ch

ile

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ihm is apronoun and ileanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ihm is recorded at frequency rank #137, classified as apron, pronounced [iːm]. ile is at rank #48,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 49120, this pair ranks #1,223,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ihm vs ile

Shared letters: i. Private to "ihm": hm. Private to "ile": el.

"ihm" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ihm" and "ile" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ihm" is a pronoun and "ile" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "ihm" or "ile"?

"ihm" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #137 in our German list, against #48,983 for "ile". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.