# idle vs ill

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### idle
*adjective · IPA /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ · frequency rank #43,937*
vazio, vago

### 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/idle-vs-ill