# IR vs Iran

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### IR
*abbrev · frequency rank #14,329*
infrarot, Infrarot

### Iran
*name · IPA [iˈʁaːn] · frequency rank #3,050*
ein Staat in Vorderasien

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ir-vs-iran