Which to use
“iles” and “ios” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,699
- “iles” frequency rank
- #8,870
- “ios” frequency rank
- 23569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iles | ios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parties latérales et inférieures du bas-ventre. | Pluriel de io. |
Where the eye mixes iles and ios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: iles vs ios
A purely visual mix-up. iles (\i.lɛs\) 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 23569, 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\. 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 23569, this pair ranks #351,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of iles vs ios
Shared letters: is. Private to "iles": el. Private to "ios": o.
"iles" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ios" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iles ← iels · iless · illes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iles" and "ios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "iles" vs "ios" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "iles" 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 #351,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iles" and "ios" 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 #351,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.