# I'm vs ir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ir
*verb · frequency rank #162*
mover-se de um lugar para outro

## 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-ir