English spellings/Catalogs/I

Î letter, me = eŷe sight = aŷe yes

Ìan person cf. îron, silent '''r

îceberg one word

Îceland -lənd

'''Icelándic

'''îcon

idêa *îdêə, cf. monosyllables pêa, têa, where the a is not sounded separately

'''ídeogram

idêólogy - î or '''í

'''idiosýncrasy

îdle lazy = îdol god = AmE îdyll ''idyllic

'''Idomenèo

ídyll BrE; AmE îdyll = îdle = '''îdol

'''ígnorance

'''ignŏre

íleum intestine = ílium ''bone

'''illegálity

illícit illegal = elícit ''get

Íllinŏis *Íllinŏi

'''íll-thŏught-òut

illûsive illusory = elûsive ''elude

ímage -íj

'''imaginâtion

'''imágíne

imbróglio *imbrólyo

'''immêdìately

imménse cf. '''eménd

ímmigrate cf. '''émigrate

ímpact ''noun, affect

impáct ''fix, wedge

'''impâle

'''impàla

ímpásse can be pronounced, French-style, *ámpásse

'''impêach

'''impéccable

'''impêrial

'''impéril

'''ímpetus

'''impŏrtance

'''ímpotence

impresàrio - one hissing '''s

ímpress ''noun

impréss ''verb

'''improprîety

'''ímprovîse

improvisâtion BrE -əvî-, AmE -óví-

ímpudent -yû-

impûte ascribe cf. ínput put in *ímpùt

'''ín abséntia

'''inadvërtent

íncense ''smoke

incénse ''anger

inchôâte ínk-

'''íncident

'''incidéntal

'''incidéntally

'''incîsor

'''incrédible

incúmbent cf. '''encúmber

indepéndent cf. depéndent adjective, depéndant ''noun

ín-dépth ''adjective

Índian - can be spelt without a capital when referring to American indians

'''Indiána

índicês, plural of '''índex

indîct *indîte

'''indígenous

'''indispénsable

'''índustry

'''indústrial

'''inévitable

'''infállible

ínfamous cf. '''fâmous

'''infátuâtion

inflámmatory -mm-

ín frònt of three words

'''inhérit

inítial *iníshəl

inítiative *iníshətíve

ínjure cf. '''endûre

ínland adjective

inlánd adverb

ínn pub = ín ''preposition

'''inóculate

ínpùt put in *ímpùt, cf. impûte ''ascribe

inquîre, inquîry or enquîre, enquîry; AmE ínquiry = '''enquiry

'''ínroads

'''insâtiable

'''insístent

'''ín sítu

'''insoûciance

ín spîte óf three words

inståll some AmE '''instål

instålment AmE '''instållment

instéad one word

insůre insurance = ensůre verify; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûr

insürgent cf. '''sürge

intáct one word

'''intégral

'''íntegrate

'''intélligent

'''interáction

'''interfêre

'''interfêrence

'''interlócutor

'''intërnal

internátional -áshnəl, cf. '''nâtion

'''internêcîne

ínternet

'''intërpret

'''ínterview

intestînal or '''intéstinal

íntimate adjective -ət

íntimâte ''verb

ínto *íntû or *íntə: one word - but ón to is still two

'''íntricacy

íntrìgue noun *íntrêeg

intrìgue verb *ín-trêeg

'''introspéction

inválid ''valid

ínvalid ''ill

'''invént

ínventory *ínvəntry, cf. '''ínfantry

'''in-yer-fâce

îón electron cf. îron metal, *îən, silent '''r

Iôna *Î-ôna

îPód ® showing a trend towards internal capitalisation also seen in '''EastÉnders

Irān *Í-rân, cf. îron metal, silent '''r

Irânian or '''Irànian

Irāq *Í-rāk

Irāqi -kì

irâte = '''Î râte

Îreland BrE *Îələnd, cf. îsland *îlənd

Irênê or silent final '''e

iridéscent *írridéssant

îron metal BrE *îyən, cf. îón electron, Ìan person, Iràn ''country

'''irónic

îrony *îrənỳ

'''irresístible

'''irréverent

'''irrévocable

írrigate cf. '''erádicate

Îsaac *Îzək

Ísabél, -z-, like Márian, has an o variant, '''Ísobél

îsland *îlənd, cf. '''Îreland

Íslám Íz-

'''Islámic

Îslay *Îlə

îsle island *île = aîsle ''theatre

Îsle of Wîght *Île of Wîte

îsobar -ss-, cf. Ísobél = Ísabél, -z-

Ísrâel *Ísreâl

'''Isrâeli

íssue *íshû sounds less affected: *íssyû is a spelling pronunciation

Istanbùl or to please the Turks Istánbul cf. old spelling in Graham Greene’s novel title Stamboul Train

'''ísthmus

íts belonging to it = ít’s it is: ít’s for íts is probably the most common mistake of all. Compare the less notorious but similar whose of whom and who's who is: the latter similarly incorrectly used for the former

'''Îvan

'''Îvor

'''îvory

îvy plant = Îvy ''person