# Ike vs ill

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ike
*name · IPA /aɪk/ · frequency rank #16,730*
A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.

### ill
*adjective · IPA /ɪl/ · frequency rank #1,946*
Evil; wicked (of people).

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