Which to use
“ill” is an adverb and “ina” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,175
- “ill” frequency rank
- #16,737
- “ina” frequency rank
- 41912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ill | ina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schlecht, falsch | ISO-639-2-Code und ISO-639-3-Code für die Sprache Interlingua |
Letter map: ill vs ina
Shared letters muted; letters that set ill and ina apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ill / ina
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ill is anadverb and inaanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ill is recorded at frequency rank #25,175, classified as anadv, pronounced [ɪl]. ina is at rank #16,737, tagged as anabbrev.
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 41912, this pair ranks #1,465,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ill vs ina
Shared letters: i. Private to "ill": l. Private to "ina": an.
"ill" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ina" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ill" and "ina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ill" or "ina" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "ill" and "ina". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ill" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,465,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ill" and "ina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ill vs IMs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,465,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.