intvsivyConfusable pair

Quick tell: int is a verb, ivy is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“int” is a verb and “ivy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,770
“int” frequency rank
#9,199
“ivy” frequency rank
18969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature int ivy
Definition To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

Letter map: int vs ivy

Shared letters muted; letters that set int and ivy apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
int
3 ch
ivy

Part-of-speech tell for int / ivy

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: int is averb and ivyanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

int is recorded at frequency rank #9,770, classified as averb. ivy is at rank #9,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɪvi/.

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 18969, this pair ranks #441,377 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of int vs ivy

Shared letters: i. Private to "int": nt. Private to "ivy": vy.

"int" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ivy" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "int" and "ivy" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "int" is a verb and "ivy" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "int" vs "ivy" - which ranks higher?
"ivy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,199 in our English list, against #9,770 for "int". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "int" and "ivy". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "int" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ivy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #441,377 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "int" and "ivy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "int vs ith". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #441,377 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list