igg vs is, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“igg” and “is” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,684
“igg” frequency rank: #8
“is” frequency rank: 41692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	igg	is
Definition	To ignore deliberately.	third-person singular simple present indicative of be

Letter map: igg vs is

Shared letters muted; letters that set igg and is apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

igg

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Corpus notes: igg and is

igg and is 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 41692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

igg is recorded at frequency rank #41,684, classified as averb. is is at rank #8, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪz/.

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 41692, this pair ranks #255,968 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of igg vs is

Shared letters: i. Private to "igg": g. Private to "is": s.

"igg" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "is" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "igg" for "is" ever safe?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

In ordinary English text, does "igg" or "is" show up more?

"is" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8 in our English list, against #41,684 for "igg". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "igg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "is" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #255,968 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"igg" and "is" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "igg vs ith". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #255,968 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.