# ire

> English word · Noun · IPA /aɪ.ɚ/ · frequency rank #21,834

## Definitions
1. Iron.

## Etymology
From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“iron”). More at iron.

## Easily confused with
- **is** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-is)
- **it** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-it)
- **IV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-iv)
- **iz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-iz)
- **its** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-its)
- **IRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-irs)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-ivy)
- **iso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-iso)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isa)
- **ISS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-iss)
- **IRL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-irl)
- **ISP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isp)
- **IVF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-ivf)
- **ISI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isi)
- **itt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-itt)
- **ITC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-itc)
- **ISD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isd)
- **isu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isu)
- **Ivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-ivo)
- **ISC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-isc)

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