Which to use
“imam” is a noun and “irás” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,193
- “imam” frequency rank
- #23,464
- “irás” frequency rank
- 70657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imam | irás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de imán₂. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse. |
Where the eye mixes imam and irás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. imam and irás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses imam with irás
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imam is [iˈmãm] 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imam is recorded at frequency rank #47,193, classified as anoun, pronounced [iˈmãm]. 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 70657, this pair ranks #29,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imam vs irás
Shared letters: i. Private to "imam": am. Private to "irás": rsá.
"imam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "irás" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imam ← iamm · imamm · immam
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "imam" and "irás" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imam" or "irás" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "imam" and "irás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imam" 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 #29,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imam" and "irás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imam 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 #29,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.