# IOM vs IRC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IOM
*name · frequency rank #43,211*
Initialism of Institute of Medicine.

### IRC
*name · frequency rank #25,427*
Initialism of Internet Relay Chat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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