Which to use
“Ihre” is an unknown and “ire” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #92
- “Ihre” frequency rank
- #23,189
- “ire” frequency rank
- 23281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ihre | ire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular femininum des Possessivpronomens Ihr | (heftiger) Zorn |
Where the eye mixes Ihre and ire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Ihre with ire
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ihre is [ˈiːʁə] while ire is [ˈʌɪə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ihre is recorded at frequency rank #92, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈiːʁə]. ire is at rank #23,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʌɪə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23281, this pair ranks #1,863,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ihre vs ire
Shared letters: eir. Private to "Ihre": h. Private to "ire": -.
"Ihre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ire" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ihre ← ihhre · ihrre · irhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ihre" for "ire" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ihre" or "ire" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ihre" and "ire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ihre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ihre" and "ire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IMs vs ire". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,863,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.