ill vs pip

ill and pip both are nouns.

ill is an adjective but pip is not an adjective.

ill is not a verb while pip is a verb.

ill is an adverb but pip is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ill	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
pip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pip is a hyponym of ill; that is, pip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ill:

ill: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
pip: a minor nonspecific ailment

Other hyponyms of ill include kinetosis, motion sickness.

ill (noun)	pip (noun)
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining	a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
	a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
	a small hard seed found in some fruits
	a disease of poultry
	a minor nonspecific ailment

ill (adjective)	pip (adjective)
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
distressing
resulting in suffering or adversity
indicating hostility or enmity
presaging ill fortune

ill (verb)	pip (verb)
	defeat thoroughly
	hit with a missile from a weapon
	kill by firing a missile

ill (adverb)	pip (adverb)
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
unfavorably or with disapproval

Difference between ill and pip

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