Which to use
“ices” is a noun and “ips” is a symbol - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,810
- “ices” frequency rank
- #20,676
- “ips” frequency rank
- 69486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ices | ips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ice | Initialism of inch(es) per second. |
Letter map: ices vs ips
Shared letters muted; letters that set ices and ips apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ices / ips
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ices is anoun and ipsasymbol. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69486, 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/. ips is at rank #20,676, tagged as asymbol.
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 69486, this pair ranks #54,361 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ices vs ips
Shared letters: is. Private to "ices": ce. Private to "ips": p.
"ices" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ips" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ices ← cies · icces · icess · icse · iecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ices" for "ips" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,361 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ices" and "ips" 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 #54,361 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.