# IRC vs ire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ire
*noun · IPA /aɪ.ɚ/ · frequency rank #21,834*
Iron.

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