Which to use
“inky” is an adjective and “int” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,122
- “inky” frequency rank
- #9,770
- “int” frequency rank
- 56892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inky | int |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark. | To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team |
Letter map: inky vs int
Shared letters muted; letters that set inky and int apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. inky runs 4 letters (VCCV) against int's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - inky and int
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inky is anadjective and intaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inky is recorded at frequency rank #47,122, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɪŋki/. int is at rank #9,770, tagged as averb.
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 56892, this pair ranks #123,015 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inky vs int
Shared letters: in. Private to "inky": ky. Private to "int": t.
"inky" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "int" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inky ← ikny · inkky · inkyy · innky · inyk · niky
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "inky" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "int" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,015 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inky" and "int" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inky vs itty". 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 #123,015 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.