# ill vs iss

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### iss
*verb · IPA [ɪs] · frequency rank #6,551*
2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs essen

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