imvsiraTell them apart

Quick tell: im is a adjective, ira is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“im” is an adjective and “ira” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,152
“im” frequency rank
#3,854
“ira” frequency rank
14006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature im ira
Definition Mi. Enfado o enojo.

Letter map: im vs ira

Shared letters muted; letters that set im and ira apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
im
3 ch
ira

Part-of-speech tell for im / ira

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: im is anadjective and iraanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

im is recorded at frequency rank #10,152, classified as anadj. ira is at rank #3,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈiɾa].

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 14006, this pair ranks #285,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of im vs ira

Shared letters: i. Private to "im": m. Private to "ira": ar.

"im" · 2 letters · shape VC  ·  "ira" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "im" and "ira" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "im" is an adjective and "ira" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "im" vs "ira" - which ranks higher?
"ira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,854 in our Spanish list, against #10,152 for "im". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "im" and "ira".

  • Full dictionary entry for "im" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "im" and "ira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "im vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #285,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list