Difference between に変わりない and と変わりない


Is there a difference between に変わりない and と変わりない, because I think I see/hear
both?

> 外観は普通のタコと変わりない。

> 今日もいつもと変わりない一日でした。

> すべては以前と変りなかった

> あなたが彼の跡取り息子の母親であることには変わりないんだから

> 世界中人情に変わりは無い

> しかしありがたいに変わりは無い

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Edit: the original post contained several typos and seemed to be about と変わらない
and に変わらない, but it was meant to be about 変わりない.




と as in Xと変わり(は)ない is the same と as in ～と比べる, ～と違う, ～と似ている, ～と同じ, ～と並ぶ. It
marks the thing you compare something with. When you say Xと変わりない, you are
comparing something _with X_. It means "(something) is no different from X".

に as in Xに変わり(は)ない is an abstract place marker. This に is the same に as in
私には夢がない, その理論に欠点はない, etc. When you say Xに変わりない, you are talking about the
(possible) change of one thing, X (e.g., the significance of a fact, the
meaning of a word). Thus, Xに変わりない means "X stays the same", "X still holds
true", "X is always how it is", etc.




と as in Xと変わり(は)ない is the same と as in ～と比べる, ～と違う, ～と似ている, ～と同じ, ～と並ぶ. It
marks the thing you compare something with. When you say Xと変わりない, you are
comparing something _with X_. It means "(something) is no different from X".

に as in Xに変わり(は)ない is an abstract place marker. This に is the same に as in
私には夢がない, その理論に欠点はない, etc. When you say Xに変わりない, you are talking about the
(possible) change of one thing, X (e.g., the significance of a fact, the
meaning of a word). Thus, Xに変わりない means "X stays the same", "X still holds
true", "X is always how it is", etc.

