Which to use
“ich” is a pronoun and “íon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,637
- “ich” frequency rank
- #44,174
- “íon” frequency rank
- 76811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ich | íon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eu, pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da primeira pessoa do singular: | espécie química eletricamente carregada, geralmente um átomo ou molécula que perdeu ou ganhou elétrons |
Letter map: ich vs íon
Shared letters muted; letters that set ich and íon apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - ich and íon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ich is apronoun and íonanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ich is recorded at frequency rank #32,637, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈɪç/. 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 76811, this pair ranks #2,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ich vs íon
Shared letters: none. Private to "ich": chi. Private to "íon": noí.
"ich" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "íon" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ich" and "íon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ich" vs "íon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ich" 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 #2,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ich" and "íon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs íon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,017 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.