# ie vs is

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### is
*verb · IPA /ɪz/ · frequency rank #2,727*
Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple de be.

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