id vs ir, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“id” and “ir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,418
“id” frequency rank: #186
“ir” frequency rank: 6604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	id	ir
Definition	Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de ir.	Desplazarse de un lugar a otro.

Where the eye mixes id and ir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch

Look-alike desk: id vs ir

A purely visual mix-up. id ([ˈið̞]) and ir ([ˈiɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “id” becomes r in “ir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

id is recorded at frequency rank #6,418, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈið̞]. ir is at rank #186, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈiɾ].

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 6604, this pair ranks #310,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of id vs ir

Shared letters: i. Private to "id": d. Private to "ir": r.

"id" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ir" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "id" and "ir" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈið̞] versus [ˈiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Frequency check: "id" vs "ir" - which ranks higher?

"ir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #186 in our Spanish list, against #6,418 for "id". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "id" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #310,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"id" and "ir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "id vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #310,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.