# IV vs Ives

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IV
*adjective · IPA /ˌaɪ ˈviː/ · frequency rank #3,762*
Abbreviation of intravenous.

### Ives
*name · IPA /aɪvz/ · frequency rank #23,012*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iv-vs-ives