ie
/-i/adverb
ie is spelled I-E: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ie means “Alternative form of i.e” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ie?
| Letters | 2: I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ie?
Ie appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 ie?
- UK /-iː/
- US /-i/
Ie has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with ie
Also written: i.e..
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does ie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of i.e.
noun
- 1
Initialism of infective endocarditis.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of Indo-European.
IE linguistics
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense forming diminutive nouns or names:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.