Which to use
“ici” is an adverb and “íon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,880
- “ici” frequency rank
- #44,174
- “íon” frequency rank
- 90054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ici | íon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aqui | espécie química eletricamente carregada, geralmente um átomo ou molécula que perdeu ou ganhou elétrons |
Letter map: ici vs íon
Shared letters muted; letters that set ici and íon apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Part-of-speech tell for ici / íon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ici is anadverb and íonanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ici is recorded at frequency rank #45,880, classified as anadv, pronounced \i.si\. 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 90054, this pair ranks #287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ici vs íon
Shared letters: none. Private to "ici": ci. Private to "íon": noí.
"ici" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "íon" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ici" and "íon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ici" vs "íon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ici" and "íon".
- Full dictionary entry for "ici" 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 #287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ici" and "íon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ici vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.