# ill vs ist

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ist
*verb · IPA /ɪst/ · frequency rank #41,994*
Tercera persona del singular (er, sie, es) del presente de indicativo de sein.

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