Which to use
“ile” is a noun and “ist” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,983
- “ile” frequency rank
- #7
- “ist” frequency rank
- 48990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ile | ist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haar n | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs sein |
Letter map: ile vs ist
Shared letters muted; letters that set ile and ist apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ile and ist
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ile is anoun and istaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ile is recorded at frequency rank #48,983, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ist is at rank #7, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪst].
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 48990, this pair ranks #1,228,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ile vs ist
Shared letters: i. Private to "ile": el. Private to "ist": st.
"ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ist" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've compared "ile" and "ist". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,228,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ile" and "ist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ile vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,228,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.