irásvsiríanWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#23,464
“irás” frequency rank
#18,579
“irían” frequency rank
42043
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature irás irían
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de ir o de irse.

Where the eye mixes irás and irían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. irás runs 4 letters (VCVC) against irían's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
irás
5 ch
irían

Look-alike desk: irás vs irían

A purely visual mix-up. irás ([iˈɾas]) and irían ([iˈɾiãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

irás is recorded at frequency rank #23,464, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈɾas]. irían is at rank #18,579, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈɾiãn].

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 42043, this pair ranks #150,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of irás vs irían

Shared letters: ir. Private to "irás": sá. Private to "irían": aní.

"irás" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "irían" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "irás" for "irían" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iˈɾas] versus [iˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "irás" vs "irían" - which ranks higher?
"irían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,579 in our Spanish list, against #23,464 for "irás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "irás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "irían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "irás" and "irían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irás vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #150,403 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