# iam vs iu

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### iam
*adverb · IPA \ˈi.am\ · frequency rank #25,356*
Jadis, un jour, à un moment donné.

### iu
*pronoun · IPA \ˈiu\ · frequency rank #46,833*
Je.

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