# Ilm vs its

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ilm
*name · IPA […] · frequency rank #34,185*
ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss der Saale

### its
*pronoun · IPA [ɪts] · frequency rank #9,388*
sein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ilm-vs-its