IstsvsiusWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,331
“Ists” frequency rank
#48,256
“ius” frequency rank
62587
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ists ius
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ist Recht (Satzung, Inbegriff von Gesetzen und Verordnungen)

Letter map: Ists vs ius

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

4 ch
Ists
3 ch
ius

Corpus notes: Ists and ius

Ists 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ists is recorded at frequency rank #14,331, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɪst͡s]. 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 62587, this pair ranks #707,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ists vs ius

Shared letters: is. Private to "Ists": t. Private to "ius": u.

"Ists" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "ius" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Istsissts · istss · istts · itss · sits

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ists" and "ius" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Ists" vs "ius" - which ranks higher?
"Ists" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,331 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 "Ists" vs "ius" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ists" 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 #707,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ists" and "ius" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ius 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 #707,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list