Which to use
“ina” is an abbrev and “ist” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,737
- “ina” frequency rank
- #7
- “ist” frequency rank
- 16744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ina | ist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ISO-639-2-Code und ISO-639-3-Code für die Sprache Interlingua | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs sein |
Letter map: ina vs ist
Shared letters muted; letters that set ina and ist apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ina and ist
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ina is anabbrev and istaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ina is recorded at frequency rank #16,737, classified as anabbrev. 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 16744, this pair ranks #1,933,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ina vs ist
Shared letters: i. Private to "ina": an. Private to "ist": st.
"ina" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ist" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ina" for "ist" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ina" vs "ist" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "ina" vs "ist" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ina" 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 #1,933,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ina" and "ist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IMs vs ina". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,933,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.