Which to use
“ice” is a pronoun and “ink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,518
- “ice” frequency rank
- #45,673
- “ink” frequency rank
- 56191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ice | ink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de iço. | Encre. |
Letter map: ice vs ink
Shared letters muted; letters that set ice and ink apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ice and ink
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ice is apronoun and inkanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ice is recorded at frequency rank #10,518, classified as apron. ink is at rank #45,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɪŋk\.
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 56191, this pair ranks #122,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ice vs ink
Shared letters: i. Private to "ice": ce. Private to "ink": kn.
"ice" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ink" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ice" and "ink" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ice" or "ink" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ice" and "ink". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ice" and "ink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ink vs isi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #122,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.