ira

[ˈiːra]

/[ˈiːra]/ noun

The verdict

“ira” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,290) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,290
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zorn, die Wut

Corpus desk

Index DE-ira · ira · German

ira · rank #18,290 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,290
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Innenseite

Nearest frequency peer: Innenseite (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „ira“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „ira“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ira vs is
33% similar
ira vs IT
0% similar
ira vs ix
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ira
PropertyValue
Headwordira
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiːra]
Letters3
Frequency rank#18,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „ira“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).iraliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Innenseite“ (#18,289), „Iren“ (#18,291), „ideologisch“ (#18,288). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ira“ bei #18,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ira is neighbouring look-alikes ("is", "IT", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈiːra]. Frequency #18,290 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Gloss: "der Zorn, die Wut".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ira in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "IT", "ix", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ira, spelled I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zorn, die Wut

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ira"?
"ira" is spelled I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːra].
What does "ira" mean?
As a noun, "ira" means: der Zorn, die Wut
What words are commonly confused with "ira"?
"ira" is commonly confused with "is", "IT", "ix". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ira" is [ˈiːra]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ira" come from?
"ira" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list