# ill vs is

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/ill-vs-is