Which to use
“ICC” is a name and “inc” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,257
- “ICC” frequency rank
- #1,760
- “inc” frequency rank
- 14017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ICC | inc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of International Criminal Court. | Abbreviation of increase. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ICC and inc apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ICC is aname and incaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “ICC” becomes n in “inc”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ICC is recorded at frequency rank #12,257, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈʔajsisi/. inc is at rank #1,760, tagged as averb.
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 14017, this pair ranks #472,536 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ICC vs inc
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ICC": -. Private to "inc": n.
"ICC" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "inc" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering ICC vs inc
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “ICC”; for a verb, it's “inc”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ICC” entry
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