Which to use
“ici” and “ii” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #153
- “ici” frequency rank
- #627
- “ii” frequency rank
- 780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ici | ii |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Il marque la proximité immédiate dans l’espace par rapport à soi. | Oui. |
Where the eye mixes ici and ii
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ici (\i.si\) and ii (\iː\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ici is recorded at frequency rank #153, classified as anadv, pronounced \i.si\. ii is at rank #627, tagged as anadv, pronounced \iː\.
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 780, this pair ranks #439,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ici vs ii
Shared letters: i. Private to "ici": c. Private to "ii": -.
"ici" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ii" · 2 letters · shape VV