I'll
/aɪ̯l/contraction
I'll is spelled I-L-L: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 269 times per million words in written English, the 356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, I'll means “I will” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in I'll?
| Letters | 3: I-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 269 times per million words; the 356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is I'll?
I'll appears 269 times per million words in written English, the 356th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce I'll?
- US /aɪ̯l/
- US /ɑːl/
- /əl/
I'll has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-I'll.ogg, En-us-I'll.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with I'll
Sounds like: aisle, isle (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with I'll?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as I'll from its last stressed vowel (/aɪl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of I'll
- I’l
- Ile
- I'le
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does I'll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
I will.
- 2
I shall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does I'll come from?
Contraction of I will/shall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).