iros

[ˈiɾos]

/[ˈiɾos]/ verb

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The verdict

“iros” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #37,164) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#37,164
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «os» enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-iros · iros · Spanish

iros · rank #37,164 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,164
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH invisibilidad

Nearest frequency peer: invisibilidad (-1 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “iros”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “iros” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

iros vs is
50% similar
iros vs iso
50% similar
iros vs its
50% similar

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

Key facts for iros
PropertyValue
Headwordiros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈiɾos]
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,164
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “iros”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.iroscae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “invisibilidad” (#37,163), “islandés” (#37,165), “ISSN” (#37,166). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “iros” va en #37,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for iros is neighbouring look-alikes ("is", "iso", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈiɾos]. Frequency #37,164 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «os» enclítico).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for iros, with forms such as "iors", "iross", and "irros". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "iso", "its", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is iros, spelled I-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «os» enclítico).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iors
  • iross
  • irros
  • irso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iros - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iors2iross1irros1irso2
Edit distance from "iros"

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 "iros"?
"iros" is spelled I-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiɾos].
What does "iros" mean?
As a verb, "iros" means: Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «os» enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "iros"?
"iros" is commonly confused with "is", "iso", "its". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iros" is [ˈiɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iros" come from?
"iros" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ISSN#37,166Lala#37,182hari#37,129migo#37,217

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list