# ie vs ike

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ie
*adverb · IPA /ɪd ɛst/ · frequency rank #16,130*
Esto es, en otras palabras.

### ike
*adjective · IPA /ˈɪ.ke/ · frequency rank #40,873*
Malo.

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