# ill vs is

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ill
*adjective · IPA /ɪl/ · frequency rank #43,059*
Enfermo.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ill-vs-is