Which to use
“ice” and “íon” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,198
- “ice” frequency rank
- #44,174
- “íon” frequency rank
- 54372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ice | íon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gelo | espécie química eletricamente carregada, geralmente um átomo ou molécula que perdeu ou ganhou elétrons |
Letter map: ice vs íon
Shared letters muted; letters that set ice and íon apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Corpus notes: ice and íon
ice and íon are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ice is recorded at frequency rank #10,198, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑɪs/. íon is at rank #44,174, tagged as anoun.
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 54372, this pair ranks #11,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ice vs íon
Shared letters: none. Private to "ice": cei. Private to "íon": noí.
"ice" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "íon" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ice" and "íon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ice" vs "íon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ice" and "íon". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "íon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ice" and "íon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs íon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.