irásvsisaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: irás is a verb, isa is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“irás” is a verb and “isa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,464
“irás” frequency rank
#17,738
“isa” frequency rank
41202
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature irás isa
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse. Estilo musical vocal, en ritmo de tres cuartos, típico de las Islas Canarias.

Where the eye mixes irás and isa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
irás
3 ch
isa

Visual trap between irás and isa

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: irás is [iˈɾas] while isa is [ˈisa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41202, 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]. isa is at rank #17,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈisa].

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 41202, this pair ranks #154,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of irás vs isa

Shared letters: is. Private to "irás": . Private to "isa": a.

"irás" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "isa" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "irás" for "isa" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "irás" is a verb and "isa" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "irás" vs "isa" - which ranks higher?
"isa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,738 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "irás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "isa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #154,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "irás" and "isa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irás vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #154,947 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