# ie vs it

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### it
*pronoun · IPA /ɪt/ · frequency rank #1,934*
caso nominativo da terceira pessoa neutra do singular, ele, ela, ile

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