Which to use
“ices” and “ICT” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,810
- “ices” frequency rank
- #18,856
- “ICT” frequency rank
- 67666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ices | ICT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ice | Initialism of In-Circuit Test. |
Letter map: ices vs ICT
Shared letters muted; letters that set ices and ICT apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - ices / ICT
ices and ICT 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 67666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ices is recorded at frequency rank #48,810, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɪsɪz/. ICT is at rank #18,856, 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 67666, this pair ranks #62,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ices vs ICT
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ices": es. Private to "ICT": t.
"ices" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ICT" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ices ← cies · icces · icess · icse · iecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ices" for "ICT" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ices" vs "ICT" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ices" and "ICT". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ICT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,312 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ices" and "ICT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ices vs ICJ". 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 #62,312 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.