Which to use
“ies” is a noun and “iOS” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,988
- “ies” frequency rank
- #5,888
- “iOS” frequency rank
- 51876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ies | iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of i, the name of the letter I. | A mobile operating system (OS) created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. |
Letter map: ies vs iOS
Shared letters muted; letters that set ies and iOS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ies and iOS
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ies is anoun and iOSaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “ies” becomes o in “iOS”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ies is recorded at frequency rank #45,988, classified as anoun. iOS is at rank #5,888, tagged as aname.
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 51876, this pair ranks #161,715 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ies vs iOS
Shared letters: is. Private to "ies": e. Private to "iOS": o.
"ies" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "iOS" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "ies" and "iOS". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iOS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,715 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ies" and "iOS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ies vs ith". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,715 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.