ile vs ira, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ile” and “ira” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,983
“ile” frequency rank: #18,290
“ira” frequency rank: 67273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ile	ira
Definition	Haar n	der Zorn, die Wut

Letter map: ile vs ira

Shared letters muted; letters that set ile and ira apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

ile

3 ch

ira

Pair insight - ile / ira

ile and ira are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ile is recorded at frequency rank #48,983, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ira is at rank #18,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈiːra].

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 67273, this pair ranks #545,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ile vs ira

Shared letters: i. Private to "ile": el. Private to "ira": ar.

"ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ira" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ile" for "ira" ever safe?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Frequency check: "ile" vs "ira" - which ranks higher?

"ira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,290 in our German list, against #48,983 for "ile". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ile" and "ira".

Full dictionary entry for "ile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #545,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ile" and "ira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ile vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #545,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.