# I'm vs iz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### I'm
*contraction · IPA /aɪm/ · frequency rank #74*
Contraction of I + am.

### iz
*verb · frequency rank #32,457*
third-person singular simple present indicative of be

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