Which to use
“ich” is a pronoun and “ici” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,841
- “ich” frequency rank
- #153
- “ici” frequency rank
- 27994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ich | ici |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Je (première personne du singulier nominatif). | Il marque la proximité immédiate dans l’espace par rapport à soi. |
Where the eye mixes ich and ici
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ich vs ici
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ich is \iːt͡ʃ\ while ici is \i.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “ich” becomes i in “ici”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ich is recorded at frequency rank #27,841, classified as apron, pronounced \iːt͡ʃ\. ici is at rank #153, tagged as anadv, pronounced \i.si\.
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 27994, this pair ranks #325,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ich vs ici
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ich": h. Private to "ici": -.
"ich" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ici" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ich" for "ici" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ich" vs "ici" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ich" and "ici" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ici" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ich" and "ici" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ich vs isi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #325,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.