idvsiiTell them apart

Which to use

“id” and “ii” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,418
“id” frequency rank
#968
“ii” frequency rank
7386
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature id ii
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de ir. Primera persona del singular del perfecto activo de indicativo de eō.

Where the eye mixes id and ii

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch
id
2 ch
ii

Look-alike desk: id vs ii

A purely visual mix-up. id ([ˈið̞]) and ii (/ˈji/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “id” becomes i in “ii”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

id is recorded at frequency rank #6,418, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈið̞]. ii is at rank #968, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈji/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 7386, this pair ranks #308,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of id vs ii

Shared letters: i. Private to "id": d. Private to "ii": -.

"id" · 2 letters · shape VC  ·  "ii" · 2 letters · shape VV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "id" for "ii" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈið̞] versus /ˈji/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "id" or "ii" show up more?
"ii" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #968 in our Spanish list, against #6,418 for "id". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "id" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ii" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "id" and "ii" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "id vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #308,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list