ICC

/ˈʔajsisi/

//ˈʔajsisi// name

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"icc" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ICC” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,257) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,257
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of International Criminal Court.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ICC vs in
0% similar
ICC vs is
0% similar
ICC vs it
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ICC
PropertyValue
HeadwordICC
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈʔajsisi/
Letters3
Frequency rank#12,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ICC” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ICC lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ICC is neighbouring look-alikes ("in", "is", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced /ˈʔajsisi/. Frequency #12,257 among 17,902 “I” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for ICC in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "in", "is", "it", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is ICC, spelled I-C-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of International Criminal Court.
  2. 2
    Initialism of International Chamber of Commerce.
  3. 3
    Initialism of International Cricket Council.
  4. 4
    Initialism of Interstate Commerce Commission.
  5. 5
    Initialism of International Certificate of Competence, certificate that may be issued to anyone who has successfully completed certain national boating licenses.

This word in other languages

CPI(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ICC"?
"ICC" is spelled I-C-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʔajsisi/.
What does "ICC" mean?
As a proper noun, "ICC" means: Initialism of International Criminal Court.
What words are commonly confused with "ICC"?
"ICC" is commonly confused with "in", "is", "it". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ICC"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ICC" is /ˈʔajsisi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ICC" come from?
"ICC" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “ICC”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-C-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈʔajsisi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “in” - see the side-by-side comparison. ICC vs in
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Words at a similar English frequency

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list