# ibis vs ills

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ibis
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.bɪs/ · frequency rank #35,763*
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

### ills
*noun · IPA /ɪlz/ · frequency rank #28,587*
plural of ill

## Source
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