Which to use
“Irán” and “Iván” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,991
- “Irán” frequency rank
- #7,031
- “Iván” frequency rank
- 10022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Irán | Iván |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | País de Asia, ubicado en el Medio Oriente. Limita al este con Pakistán y Afganistán, al noreste con Turkmenistán, al norte con el mar Caspio, al noroeste con Azerbaiyán y Armenia, al oeste con Turquía e Irak y al sur con el golfo Pérsico y el océano Índico. | Nombre de pila de varón. |
Where the eye mixes Irán and Iván
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Irán vs Iván
A purely visual mix-up. Irán ([iˈɾãn]) and Iván ([iˈβ̞ãn]) 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 - r in “Irán” becomes v in “Iván”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Irán is recorded at frequency rank #2,991, classified as aname, pronounced [iˈɾãn]. Iván is at rank #7,031, tagged as aname, pronounced [iˈβ̞ãn].
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 10022, this pair ranks #300,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Irán vs Iván
Shared letters: iná. Private to "Irán": r. Private to "Iván": v.
"Irán" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Iván" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Irán" for "Iván" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Irán" or "Iván"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Irán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Iván" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Irán" and "Iván" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Iván vs iza". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.