ihr vs io, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ihr” and “io” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#72
“ihr” frequency rank: #26,465
“io” frequency rank: 26537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ihr	io
Definition	2. Person Plural	Für die 1. Person Singular Nominativ/Subjektfall – im Objektfall: siehe me

Letter map: ihr vs io

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

3 ch

ihr

2 ch

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

ihr and io are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ihr is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as apron, pronounced [iːɐ̯]. io is at rank #26,465, tagged as apron, 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 26537, this pair ranks #1,816,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ihr vs io

Shared letters: i. Private to "ihr": hr. Private to "io": o.

"ihr" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "io" · 2 letters · shape VV

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

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

"ihr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our German list, against #26,465 for "io". 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 "io" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,816,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ihr" and "io" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "io vs puzzles". Nearby pair

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