ihr vs ile, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#72
“ihr” frequency rank: #48,983
“ile” frequency rank: 49055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ihr	ile
Definition	2. Person Plural	Haar n

Letter map: ihr vs ile

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

3 ch

ihr

3 ch

ile

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ihr 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 49055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ihr is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as apron, pronounced [iːɐ̯]. 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 49055, this pair ranks #1,225,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ihr vs ile

Shared letters: i. Private to "ihr": hr. Private to "ile": el.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"ihr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 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.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "ihr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,225,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ihr" and "ile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ile vs puzzles". Nearby pair

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