# I'm vs I've

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### I'm
*abbrev · IPA [aɪm] · frequency rank #5,721*
Kurzform für: I am; ich bin

### I've
*abbrev · IPA [aɪv] · frequency rank #31,622*
ich habe

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