# ire vs iso

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-iso