Which to use
“ips” is a symbol and “ive” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,871
- “ips” frequency rank
- #20,178
- “ive” frequency rank
- 59049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ips | ive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de la fréquence d’échantillonnage d’un film : nombre d’images qui défilent par seconde. | Germandrée dont les feuilles, légèrement amères et aromatiques, sont employées en médecine. |
Where the eye mixes ips and ive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ips vs ive
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ips is \i.pe.ɛs\ while ive is \iv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (symbol vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ips is recorded at frequency rank #38,871, classified as asymbol, pronounced \i.pe.ɛs\. ive is at rank #20,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced \iv\.
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 59049, this pair ranks #105,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ips vs ive
Shared letters: i. Private to "ips": ps. Private to "ive": ev.
"ips" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ive" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ips" for "ive" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ips" or "ive" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ips" and "ive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ips vs isi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.