Which to use
“isses” is an abbrev and “issues” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,635
- “isses” frequency rank
- #38,208
- “issues” frequency rank
- 51843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isses | issues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ist es | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs issue |
Letter map: isses vs issues
Shared letters muted; letters that set isses and issues apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. isses runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against issues's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - isses and issues
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: isses is anabbrev and issuesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51843, 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]. issues is at rank #38,208, tagged as averb, 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 51843, this pair ranks #1,119,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of isses vs issues
Shared letters: eis. Private to "isses": -. Private to "issues": u.
"isses" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "issues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "isses" for "issues" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "isses" or "issues" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "isses" and "issues". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "isses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "issues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,119,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isses" and "issues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "issues 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 #1,119,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.