# ie vs ins

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ie
*noun · IPA /ˈi.e/, /ˈi.ɛ/ · frequency rank #27,130*
água (H₂0).

### ins
*preposition · IPA /ɪns/ · frequency rank #27,900*
ao, no, dendro do

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