Which to use
“iced” and “irked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,832
- “iced” frequency rank
- #39,371
- “irked” frequency rank
- 55203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iced | irked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | With ice added. | Annoyed. |
Letter map: iced vs irked
Shared letters muted; letters that set iced and irked apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. iced runs 4 letters (VCVC) against irked's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - iced / irked
iced and irked are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iced is recorded at frequency rank #15,832, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈaɪst/. irked is at rank #39,371, tagged as anadj.
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 55203, this pair ranks #135,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iced vs irked
Shared letters: dei. Private to "iced": c. Private to "irked": kr.
"iced" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "irked" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "iced" and "irked" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "iced" vs "irked" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "iced" and "irked".
- Full dictionary entry for "iced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iced" and "irked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IED vs irked". 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 #135,391 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.