Ion vs ius, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Ion” and “ius” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,388
“Ion” frequency rank: #48,256
“ius” frequency rank: 70644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Ion	ius
Definition	elektrisch geladenes Teilchen, das aus einem neutralen Atom oder Molekül durch Anlagerung oder Abgabe von Elektronen (Ionisation) entsteht	Recht (Satzung, Inbegriff von Gesetzen und Verordnungen)

Letter map: Ion vs ius

Shared letters muted; letters that set Ion and ius apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

Ion

3 ch

ius

Corpus notes: Ion and ius

Ion and ius are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ion is recorded at frequency rank #22,388, classified as anoun, pronounced [iˈoːn]. ius is at rank #48,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 70644, this pair ranks #440,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Ion vs ius

Shared letters: i. Private to "Ion": no. Private to "ius": su.

"Ion" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "ius" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ion" and "ius" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Frequency check: "Ion" vs "ius" - which ranks higher?

"Ion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,388 in our German list, against #48,256 for "ius". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ion" and "ius".

Full dictionary entry for "Ion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ius" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #440,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Ion" and "ius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ius vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #440,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.