Which to use
“irma” is a noun and “irrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,627
- “irma” frequency rank
- #20,308
- “irrt” frequency rank
- 51935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irma | irrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Arm | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren |
Letter map: irma vs irrt
Shared letters muted; letters that set irma and irrt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for irma / irrt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: irma is anoun and irrtaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irma is recorded at frequency rank #31,627, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 51935, this pair ranks #1,116,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irma vs irrt
Shared letters: ir. Private to "irma": am. Private to "irrt": t.
"irma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "irrt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "irma" and "irrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "irma" vs "irrt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "irma" 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 #1,116,339 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irma" and "irrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irma vs puzzles". 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 #1,116,339 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.