Which to use
“ile” is a noun and “item” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,983
- “ile” frequency rank
- #16,743
- “item” frequency rank
- 65726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ile | item |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haar n | auf die gleiche Weise |
Letter map: ile vs item
Shared letters muted; letters that set ile and item apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ile runs 3 letters (VCV) against item's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ile vs item
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ile is anoun and itemanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ile is recorded at frequency rank #48,983, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. item is at rank #16,743, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈiːtɛm].
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 65726, this pair ranks #597,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ile vs item
Shared letters: ei. Private to "ile": l. Private to "item": mt.
"ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "item" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- item ← ietm · itemm · ittem
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ile" and "item" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ile" vs "item" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ile" and "item".
- Full dictionary entry for "ile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "item" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #597,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ile" and "item" 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 #597,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.