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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

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

inståll some AmE instål

instålment AmE instållment

instéad

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

îsland *îlənd, cf. Îreland

Íslám Íz-

Islámic

Îslay *Îlə

îsle island *île = aîsle theatre

Îsle of Wîght *Île of Wîte

îsobar -ss-, cf. Ísobel = Ísabel, -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