# I'm vs ill

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### I'm
*contraction · IPA /aɪm/ · frequency rank #3,410*
contração de I am (eu sou; eu estou)

### ill
*adjective · IPA /ɪl/ · frequency rank #44,899*
doente

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