Irani

adj

"irani" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Irani” is uncommon English (frequency #51,185 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,185
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relative to Iran and its people

Key facts for Irani
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrani
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Irani” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Irani lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irani is uncommon English at frequency #51,185 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relative to Iran and its people".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Irani in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Iranian Persian ایرانی (irâni) (ērānī in classical Persian). The correct English form is Irani, spelled I-R-A-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    relative to Iran and its people

Etymology

From Iranian Persian ایرانی (irâni) (ērānī in classical Persian).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Irani"?
"Irani" is spelled I-R-A-N-I.
What does "Irani" mean?
As an adjective, "Irani" means: relative to Iran and its people
What is the origin of the word "Irani"?
From Iranian Persian ایرانی (irâni) (ērānī in classical Persian). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Irani”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-R-A-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list