# IATA vs irate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IATA
*name · IPA /aɪˈɑːtə/ · frequency rank #45,985*
Acronym of International Air Transport Association, an airline trade organisation with headquarters in Switzerland and Montreal, Canada.

### irate
*adjective · IPA /aɪˈɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #37,988*
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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