# ige vs is

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ige
*noun · IPA [ˈiɡɛ] · frequency rank #21,298*
Verb

### is
*verb · IPA [ɪs] · frequency rank #478*
[1] umgangssprachlich, dialektal, norddeutsch: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs sein

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