# II vs iris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### II
*noun · frequency rank #1,020*
Initialism of illegal immigrant.

### iris
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.ɹɪs/ · frequency rank #10,228*
A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

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