Which to use
“Ihre” is an unknown and “ile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #92
- “Ihre” frequency rank
- #48,983
- “ile” frequency rank
- 49075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ihre | ile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular femininum des Possessivpronomens Ihr | Haar n |
Letter map: Ihre vs ile
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ihre and ile apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Ihre runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ile's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Ihre vs ile
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ihre is anunknown and ileanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ihre is recorded at frequency rank #92, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈiːʁə]. 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 49075, this pair ranks #1,224,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ihre vs ile
Shared letters: ei. Private to "Ihre": hr. Private to "ile": l.
"Ihre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ihre ← ihhre · ihrre · irhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ihre" for "ile" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ihre" or "ile" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "Ihre" and "ile". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ihre" 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 #1,224,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ihre" and "ile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ile vs puzzles". 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 #1,224,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.