# IR vs irrt

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### irrt
*verb · IPA [ɪʁt] · frequency rank #20,308*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ir-vs-irrt