iss vs ius, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“iss” is a verb and “ius” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,551
“iss” frequency rank: #48,256
“ius” frequency rank: 54807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	iss	ius
Definition	2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs essen	Recht (Satzung, Inbegriff von Gesetzen und Verordnungen)

Letter map: iss vs ius

Shared letters muted; letters that set iss and ius apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

iss

3 ch

ius

Part-of-speech tell for iss / ius

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: iss is averb and iusanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “iss” becomes u in “ius”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

iss is recorded at frequency rank #6,551, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪs]. 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 54807, this pair ranks #1,004,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of iss vs ius

Shared letters: is. Private to "iss": -. Private to "ius": u.

"iss" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ius" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "iss" and "ius" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "iss" is a verb and "ius" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "iss" or "ius"?

"iss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,551 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.

After this comparison

Pair "iss" vs "ius" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "iss" 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 #1,004,223 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"iss" and "ius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ius vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,004,223 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.