# ire vs irrte

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ire
*noun · IPA [ˈʌɪə] · frequency rank #23,189*
(heftiger) Zorn

### irrte
*verb · IPA [ˈɪʁtə] · frequency rank #46,755*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum 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/ire-vs-irrte