irás vs it's, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“irás” is a verb and “it's” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,464
“irás” frequency rank: #10,360
“it's” frequency rank: 33824
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	irás	it's
Definition	Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse.	Contracción de el pronombre it ("ello") y el verbo is ("es").

Where the eye mixes irás and it's

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

4 ch

irás

4 ch

it's

Why the eye confuses irás with it's

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: irás is [iˈɾas] while it's is /ɪts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33824, 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]. it's is at rank #10,360, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ɪts/.

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 33824, this pair ranks #194,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of irás vs it's

Shared letters: is. Private to "irás": rá. Private to "it's": t.

"irás" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "it's" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "irás" and "it's" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "irás" is a verb and "it's" a contraction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "irás" vs "it's" - which ranks higher?

"it's" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,360 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 "it's" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #194,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"irás" and "it's" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irás vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #194,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.