# Iris vs its

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Iris
*noun · IPA [ˈiːʁɪs] · frequency rank #7,773*
(Plural: Iris oder [selten] Iriden, Irides): Regenbogenhaut

### its
*pronoun · IPA [ɪts] · frequency rank #9,388*
sein

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