# Irene

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /aɪˈɹiːn/ · frequency rank #11,054

## Definitions
1. Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
2. 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

## Easily confused with
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irene-vs-iron)
- **irony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irene-vs-irony)
- **irons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irene-vs-irons)
- **Irina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irene-vs-irina)
- **Irvine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irene-vs-irvine)
- **ironed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irene-vs-ironed)
- **ire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ire-vs-irene)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iran-vs-irene)
- **IEEE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ieee-vs-irene)
- **irate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irate-vs-irene)
- **inane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inane-vs-irene)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ierne`, `ireen`, `irenne`, `irnee`, `irrene`, `riene`

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