# ile vs ill

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ile
*noun · IPA /aɪl/ · frequency rank #34,534*
Alternative form of ail (“awn”).

### 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/ile-vs-ill