# iam vs io

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### iam
*verb · IPA /ˈi.am/, /ˈi.ɑm/ · frequency rank #4,823*
terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ir

### io
*adverb · IPA /ˈi.o/, /ˈi.ɔ/ · frequency rank #18,900*
sempre

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