Which to use
“ibis” and “ies” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,763
- “ibis” frequency rank
- #45,988
- “ies” frequency rank
- 81751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ibis | ies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans. | plural of i, the name of the letter I. |
Letter map: ibis vs ies
Shared letters muted; letters that set ibis and ies apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ibis runs 4 letters (VCVC) against ies's 3 (VVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: ibis and ies
ibis and ies are indexed as a confusable English 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 81751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ibis is recorded at frequency rank #35,763, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɪ.bɪs/. ies is at rank #45,988, tagged as anoun.
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 81751, this pair ranks #17,062 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ibis vs ies
Shared letters: is. Private to "ibis": b. Private to "ies": e.
"ibis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ies" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ibis ← biis · ibbis · ibiss · ibsi · iibs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ibis" and "ies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ibis" vs "ies" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ibis" and "ies". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ibis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,062 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ibis" and "ies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ies vs ith". 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 #17,062 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.