# iz vs Izzy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### iz
*verb · frequency rank #32,457*
third-person singular simple present indicative of be

### Izzy
*name · IPA /ˈɪzi/ · frequency rank #25,108*
A diminutive of the female given name Isabel, Isobel, Isabelle, Isabella, Elizabeth, Isidora, Isra, Izebel, Ismara and Isobelle.

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