# Idris

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,830

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Idris.

## Easily confused with
- **IRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idris-vs-irs)
- **IDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idris-vs-ids)
- **Isis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idris-vs-isis)
- **iris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idris-vs-iris)
- **Irish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idris-vs-irish)
- **ibis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ibis-vs-idris)
- **ides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ides-vs-idris)
- **ideas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ideas-vs-idris)

## Common misspellings (7)
`diris`, `iddris`, `idirs`, `idriss`, `idrris`, `idrsi`, `irdis`

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