# ire vs item

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### item
*adverb · IPA [ˈiːtɛm] · frequency rank #16,743*
auf die gleiche Weise

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