Which to use
“ihr” is a pronoun and “ius” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #72
- “ihr” frequency rank
- #48,256
- “ius” frequency rank
- 48328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ihr | ius |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural | Recht (Satzung, Inbegriff von Gesetzen und Verordnungen) |
Letter map: ihr vs ius
Shared letters muted; letters that set ihr and ius apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ihr and ius
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ihr is apronoun and iusanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ihr is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as apron, pronounced [iːɐ̯]. ius is at rank #48,256, 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 48328, this pair ranks #1,252,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ihr vs ius
Shared letters: i. Private to "ihr": hr. Private to "ius": su.
"ihr" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ius" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ihr" for "ius" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "ihr" vs "ius" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ihr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ihr" and "ius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ius vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,252,582 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.