Which to use
“iles” is a noun and “ils” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,699
- “iles” frequency rank
- #54
- “ils” frequency rank
- 14753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iles | ils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parties latérales et inférieures du bas-ventre. | Pronom clitique de la troisième personne du pluriel sujet, quand on parle d’un groupe d’hommes et de femmes ou de choses grammaticalement masculines et féminines. |
Where the eye mixes iles and ils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: iles vs ils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: iles is \i.lɛs\ while ils is \il\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iles is recorded at frequency rank #14,699, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.lɛs\. ils is at rank #54, tagged as apron, pronounced \il\.
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 14753, this pair ranks #395,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of iles vs ils
Shared letters: ils. Private to "iles": e. Private to "ils": -.
"iles" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ils" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iles ← iels · iless · illes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "iles" and "ils" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "iles" or "ils"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "iles" and "ils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "iles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iles" and "ils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iles 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 #395,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.