irásvsitaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#23,464
“irás” frequency rank
#38,192
“ita” frequency rank
61656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature irás ita
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de ir o de irse. Piedra, así

Where the eye mixes irás and ita

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. irás runs 4 letters (VCVC) against ita's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
irás
3 ch
ita

Look-alike desk: irás vs ita

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: irás is [iˈɾas] while ita is [iˈta]. 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 61656, 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]. ita is at rank #38,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈta].

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 61656, this pair ranks #54,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of irás vs ita

Shared letters: i. Private to "irás": rsá. Private to "ita": at.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "irás" and "ita" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "irás" is a verb and "ita" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "irás" or "ita"?
"irás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,464 in our Spanish list, against #38,192 for "ita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "ita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "irás" and "ita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ita vs iza". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,696 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