# IB vs ix

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### IB
*noun · IPA [aɪ̯ˈbiː] · frequency rank #13,398*
indischer Inlandsgeheimdienst

### ix
*verb · IPA [ɪks] · frequency rank #9,741*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ixen

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