# eil vs eilig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### eil
*verb · IPA [aɪ̯l] · frequency rank #35,151*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs eilen

### eilig
*adjective · IPA [ˈaɪ̯lɪç] · frequency rank #12,485*
in Eile, rasch

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eil-vs-eilig