Which to use
“Ike” is a name and “irked” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,730
- “Ike” frequency rank
- #39,371
- “irked” frequency rank
- 56101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ike | irked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A diminutive of the male given name Isaac. | Annoyed. |
Letter map: Ike vs irked
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ike and irked apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Ike runs 3 letters (VCV) against irked's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Ike / irked
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ike is aname and irkedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ike is recorded at frequency rank #16,730, classified as aname, pronounced /aɪk/. 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 56101, this pair ranks #128,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ike vs irked
Shared letters: eik. Private to "Ike": -. Private to "irked": dr.
"Ike" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "irked" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irked ← ikred · irekd · irkde · irkedd · irkked · irrked · riked
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ike" and "irked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Pair "Ike" vs "irked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ike" 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 #128,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ike" 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 #128,720 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.