Which to use
“ice” is a pronoun and “iec” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,518
- “ice” frequency rank
- #48,589
- “iec” frequency rank
- 59107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ice | iec |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de iço. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent du verbe ié. |
Letter map: ice vs iec
Shared letters muted; letters that set ice and iec apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ice vs iec
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ice is apronoun and iecaverb. On the page they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ce ↔ ec) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ice is recorded at frequency rank #10,518, classified as apron. iec is at rank #48,589, tagged as averb, pronounced \iˈɛʃ\.
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 59107, this pair ranks #105,038 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ice vs iec
Shared letters: cei. Private to "ice": -. Private to "iec": -.
"ice" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "iec" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ice" and "iec" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ice" vs "iec" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "ice" vs "iec" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iec" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,038 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ice" and "iec" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iec vs isi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,038 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.