# IRA vs irate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IRA
*noun · IPA /aɪ ɑɹ eɪ/ · frequency rank #9,057*
Initialism of individual retirement account.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ira-vs-irate