Irish

/ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ/

//ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ// adj

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The verdict

“Irish” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,088
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Irlandés; perteneciente o relativo a Irlanda, sus habitantes, o al idioma irlandés (o gaélico irlandés).

Corpus desk

Index ES-irish · Irish · Spanish

Irish · rank #49,088 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,088
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH irremediable

Nearest frequency peer: irremediable (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Irish”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Irish” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Irish vs irse
40% similar
Irish vs iros
40% similar
Irish vs iris
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Irish
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrish
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,088
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Irish”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Irishcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “irremediable” (#49,090), “irresistibles” (#49,091), “invertidas” (#49,084). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “Irish” va en #49,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Irish (IPA /ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,088 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Irlandés; perteneciente o relativo a Irlanda, sus habitantes, o al idioma irlandés (o gaélico irlandés).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Irish, with forms such as "iirsh", "irihs", and "irishh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "irse", "iros", "iris", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Irish, spelled I-R-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Irlandés; perteneciente o relativo a Irlanda, sus habitantes, o al idioma irlandés (o gaélico irlandés).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iirsh
  • irihs
  • irishh
  • irissh
  • irrish
  • irsih
  • riish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Irish - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iirsh2irihs2irishh1irissh1irrish1irsih2riish2
Edit distance from "Irish"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Irish"?
"Irish" is spelled I-R-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ/.
What does "Irish" mean?
As an adjective, "Irish" means: Irlandés; perteneciente o relativo a Irlanda, sus habitantes, o al idioma irlandés (o gaélico irlandés).
What words are commonly confused with "Irish"?
"Irish" is commonly confused with "irse", "iros", "iris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Irish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irish" is /ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irish" come from?
"Irish" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Irish", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jalan#49,094longo#49,119makes#49,124heard#49,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

modera7 variantsGacha7 variantsfuste7 variantsNubia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list