# ill vs ix

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ix
*noun · IPA /ʔiʃ/ · frequency rank #6,918*
Femenino.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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