Which to use
“ices” is a noun and “Isis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,810
- “ices” frequency rank
- #4,536
- “Isis” frequency rank
- 53346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ices | Isis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ice | An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis. |
Where the eye mixes ices and Isis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ices is /ˈaɪsɪz/ while Isis is /ˈaɪ.sɪs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53346, 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/. Isis is at rank #4,536, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈaɪ.sɪs/.
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 53346, this pair ranks #149,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ices vs Isis
Shared letters: is. Private to "ices": ce. Private to "Isis": -.
"ices" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Isis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC