# ill vs im

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ill
*adjective · IPA /ɪl/ · frequency rank #44,899*
doente

### im
*verb · frequency rank #12,077*
sou;

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