Which to use
“ich” is a pronoun and “ith” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,826
- “ich” frequency rank
- #49,435
- “ith” frequency rank
- 71261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ich | ith |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | I. | Occurring at position i in a sequence. |
Where the eye mixes ich and ith
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ich and ith follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ich and ith
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ich is /iːt͡ʃ/ while ith is /aɪθ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “ich” becomes t in “ith”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ich is recorded at frequency rank #21,826, classified as apron, pronounced /iːt͡ʃ/. ith is at rank #49,435, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aɪθ/.
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 71261, this pair ranks #47,419 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ich vs ith
Shared letters: hi. Private to "ich": c. Private to "ith": t.
"ich" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ith" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ich" for "ith" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "ich" or "ith" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ich" and "ith" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ith" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,419 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ich" and "ith" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ISR vs ith". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,419 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.