# IBS vs is

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IBS
*adjective · IPA /aɪ.biːˈɛs/ · frequency rank #32,851*
Initialism of identical by state.

### is
*verb · IPA /ɪz/ · frequency rank #8*
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/ibs-vs-is