Which to use
“IR” is an abbrev and “irrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,329
- “IR” frequency rank
- #20,308
- “irrt” frequency rank
- 34637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | IR | irrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | infrarot, Infrarot | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren |
Letter map: IR vs irrt
Shared letters muted; letters that set IR and irrt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for IR / irrt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: IR is anabbrev and irrtaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “IR” sits inside “irrt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
IR is recorded at frequency rank #14,329, classified as anabbrev. irrt is at rank #20,308, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪʁt].
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 34637, this pair ranks #1,658,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of IR vs irrt
Shared letters: ir. Private to "IR": -. Private to "irrt": t.
"IR" · 2 letters · shape VC · "irrt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irrt ← irrtt · irt · irtr · rirt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "IR" for "irrt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "IR" vs "irrt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "IR" and "irrt".
- Full dictionary entry for "IR" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "IR" and "irrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irrt vs irrte". 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 #1,658,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.