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Which to use

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

#23,464
“irás” frequency rank
#37,164
“iros” frequency rank
60628
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature irás iros
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «os» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes irás and iros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
irás
4 ch
iros

Why the eye confuses irás with iros

A purely visual mix-up. irás ([iˈɾas]) and iros ([ˈiɾos]) 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 - á in “irás” becomes o in “iros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60628, 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]. iros is at rank #37,164, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈiɾos].

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 60628, this pair ranks #58,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of irás vs iros

Shared letters: irs. Private to "irás": á. Private to "iros": o.

"irás" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "iros" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • irosiors · iross · irros · irso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "irás" and "iros" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([iˈɾas] versus [ˈiɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "irás" vs "iros" - which ranks higher?
"irás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,464 in our Spanish list, against #37,164 for "iros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "irás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "iros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "irás" and "iros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Irish vs iros". 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 #58,284 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