Which to use
“Iban” is a name and “irás” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,168
- “Iban” frequency rank
- #23,464
- “irás” frequency rank
- 25632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Iban | irás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse. |
Where the eye mixes Iban and irás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Iban and irás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Iban and irás
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Iban is [ˈiβ̞ãn] while irás is [iˈɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Iban is recorded at frequency rank #2,168, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈiβ̞ãn]. irás is at rank #23,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈɾas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25632, this pair ranks #235,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Iban vs irás
Shared letters: i. Private to "Iban": abn. Private to "irás": rsá.
"Iban" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "irás" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Iban ← bian · iabn · ibann · ibban · ibna · ivan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Iban" and "irás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Iban" vs "irás" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Iban" and "irás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Iban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Iban" and "irás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irás vs iza". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #235,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.