# ido vs IES

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ido
*adjective · IPA [ˈið̞o] · frequency rank #1,216*
Loco, falto de cordura.

### IES
*abbrev · IPA [ˈjes] · frequency rank #21,019*
Instituto de Educación Secundaria (España).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ido-vs-ies