is

/ɪz/

//ɪz// verb

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The verdict

“is” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,727) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,727
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple de be.

Corpus desk

Index ES-is · is · Spanish

is · rank #2,727 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,727
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH interpretación

Nearest frequency peer: interpretación (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “is”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “is” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

is vs it
50% similar
is vs ix
50% similar
is vs IU
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for is
PropertyValue
Headwordis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪz/
Letters2
Frequency rank#2,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “is” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.iscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “interpretación” (#2,726), “Jueces” (#2,728), “ingeniería” (#2,725). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for is is neighbouring look-alikes ("it", "ix", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ɪz/. Frequency #2,727 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple de be.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for is in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "it", "ix", "IU", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is is, spelled I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple de be.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "is"?
"is" is spelled I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪz/.
What does "is" mean?
As a verb, "is" means: Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple de be.
What words are commonly confused with "is"?
"is" is commonly confused with "it", "ix", "IU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "is"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "is" is /ɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "is" come from?
"is" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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What to do next

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  • "is" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "it". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #2,727 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list