Which to use
“ides” and “ios” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,389
- “ides” frequency rank
- #8,870
- “ios” frequency rank
- 51259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ides | ios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le quinzième jour des mois de mars, de mai, de juillet et d’octobre dans le calendrier des anciens Romains, et le treizième des autres mois. | Pluriel de io. |
Where the eye mixes ides and ios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ides vs ios
A purely visual mix-up. ides (\id\) and ios (\jo\) 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 51259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ides is recorded at frequency rank #42,389, classified as anoun, pronounced \id\. ios is at rank #8,870, tagged as anoun, pronounced \jo\.
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 51259, this pair ranks #156,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ides vs ios
Shared letters: is. Private to "ides": de. Private to "ios": o.
"ides" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ios" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ides ← iddes · idess · ieds
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ides" and "ios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ides" vs "ios" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ides" and "ios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ides" and "ios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ides vs ime". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #156,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.