Which to use
“Ilan” is a name and “ills” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,996
- “Ilan” frequency rank
- #28,587
- “ills” frequency rank
- 78583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ilan | ills |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from Hebrew. | plural of ill |
Letter map: Ilan vs ills
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ilan and ills apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Ilan vs ills
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ilan is aname and illsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ilan is recorded at frequency rank #49,996, classified as aname. ills is at rank #28,587, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪlz/.
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 78583, this pair ranks #24,229 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ilan vs ills
Shared letters: il. Private to "Ilan": an. Private to "ills": s.
"Ilan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ills" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ilan" for "ills" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ilan" or "ills"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ilan" and "ills".
- Full dictionary entry for "Ilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ills" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,229 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ilan" and "ills" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ilan vs Irfan". 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 #24,229 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.