Which to use
“ile” is a noun and “irre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,983
- “ile” frequency rank
- #4,524
- “irre” frequency rank
- 53507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ile | irre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haar n | an einer Störung oder Fehlleistung des Geistes- und Seelenlebens (= Geisteskrankheit) leidend |
Letter map: ile vs irre
Shared letters muted; letters that set ile and irre apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ile runs 3 letters (VCV) against irre's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for ile / irre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ile is anoun and irreanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ile is recorded at frequency rank #48,983, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. irre is at rank #4,524, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪʁə].
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 53507, this pair ranks #1,055,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ile vs irre
Shared letters: ei. Private to "ile": l. Private to "irre": r.
"ile" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "irre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- irre ← irer · rire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ile" for "irre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ile" or "irre"?
After this comparison
Pair "ile" vs "irre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,055,302 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ile" and "irre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ile vs puzzles". 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 #1,055,302 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.