# Iran vs Iraq

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Iran
*name · IPA /ɪˈɹɑːn/ · frequency rank #2,391*
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.

### Iraq
*name · IPA /ɪˈɹɑːk/ · frequency rank #3,435*
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iran-vs-iraq