# io vs ist

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/io-vs-ist