# ins vs io

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/ins-vs-io