# ill vs ix

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ix
*verb · IPA [ɪks] · frequency rank #9,741*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ixen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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