# ill vs io

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### io
*pronoun · IPA […] · frequency rank #26,465*
Für die 1. Person Singular Nominativ/Subjektfall – im Objektfall: siehe me

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