Which to use
“isses” is an abbrev and “issue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,635
- “isses” frequency rank
- #37,597
- “issue” frequency rank
- 51232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isses | issue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ist es | ein Thema, über das diskutiert wird |
Letter map: isses vs issue
Shared letters muted; letters that set isses and issue apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. isses (VCCVC) and issue (VCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for isses / issue
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: isses is anabbrev and issueanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
isses is recorded at frequency rank #13,635, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ˈɪsəs]. issue is at rank #37,597, 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 51232, this pair ranks #1,143,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of isses vs issue
Shared letters: eis. Private to "isses": -. Private to "issue": u.
"isses" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "issue" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "isses" for "issue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "isses" vs "issue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "isses" vs "issue" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "isses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "issue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,143,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isses" and "issue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "issue vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,143,459 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.