Which to use
“ironías” is a noun and “irónico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,077
- “ironías” frequency rank
- #8,397
- “irónico” frequency rank
- 51474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ironías | irónico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ironía. | Relativo o perteneciente a la ironía, o que la contiene. |
Where the eye mixes ironías and irónico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ironías (VCVCVVC) and irónico (VCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ironías vs irónico
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ironías is [iɾoˈnias] while irónico is [iˈɾoniko]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ironías is recorded at frequency rank #43,077, classified as anoun, pronounced [iɾoˈnias]. irónico is at rank #8,397, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈɾoniko].
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 51474, this pair ranks #97,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ironías vs irónico
Shared letters: inor. Private to "ironías": así. Private to "irónico": có.
"ironías" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "irónico" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ironías" for "irónico" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ironías" or "irónico" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ironías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irónico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ironías" and "irónico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irías vs ironías". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.