# I've

> English word · Contraction · IPA /aɪv/ · frequency rank #183

## Definitions
1. Contraction of I + have.

## Easily confused with
- **IV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-iv)
- **ice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ice)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ivy)
- **Ike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ike)
- **ire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ire)
- **ide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ide)
- **IVF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ivf)
- **ile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ile)
- **Ivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ivo)
- **IGE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ige)
- **IME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ime)
- **Irv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-irv)
- **isle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-isle)
- **idle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-idle)
- **IEEE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ieee)
- **Ives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ives)
- **Ince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-ince)
- **Iver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-ve-vs-iver)
- **I'm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-m-vs-i-ve)
- **I'd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-d-vs-i-ve)

## Common misspellings (4)
`'ive`, `i'ev`, `i'vve`, `iv'e`

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