# ie vs io

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### io
*pronoun · IPA /ˈi.o/ · frequency rank #9,480*
Algo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ie-vs-io