# idol vs ill

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### idol
*noun · IPA [aɪdl] · frequency rank #17,619*
Idol, Götzenbild, Götze, Abgott

### ill
*adverb · IPA [ɪl] · frequency rank #25,175*
schlecht, falsch

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