# IRC vs iso

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### iso
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪsəʊ/ · frequency rank #9,771*
Clipping of isolation.

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