iris
Spanish, noun/ˈiɾis/
iris is spelled I-R-I-S (4 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,830th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iris is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “iris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arco que muestra el rango completo de colores del espectro visible, producido por la difracción de la luz…”.
What does iris mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineiris
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arco que muestra el rango completo de colores del espectro visible, producido por la difracción de la luz solar en la humedad de la atmósfera 2. Por extensión, objeto o representación que muestra los colores del espectro visible 3. Ópalo translúcido e irisado 4. Membrana coloreada y circular del ojo que determina el tamaño de la pupila, regulando la cantidad de luz que alcanza la retina
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of iris
- írises plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iris?
- /ˈiɾis/
- [ˈi.ɾis]
- [ˈiɾis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to iris
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iris in Spanish?
iris appears 8.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).