Iran

\i.ʁɑ̃\

/\i.ʁɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Iran” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,339
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pays d’Asie, entouré par le Pakistan, l’Afghanistan, le Turkménistan, la mer Caspienne, l’Azerbaïdjan, l’Arménie, la Turquie, l’Irak, le golfe Persique et la mer d’Oman. Sa capitale est Téhéran.

Corpus desk

Index FR-iran · Iran · French

Iran · rank #3,339 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,339
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH interdiction

Nearest frequency peer: interdiction (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Iran »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Iran » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Iran vs IRL
25% similar
Iran vs IRM
25% similar
Iran vs ire
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Iran
PropertyValue
HeadwordIran
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.ʁɑ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,339
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Iran »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Iranse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « interdiction » (#3,338), « major » (#3,340), « indice » (#3,337). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Iran » est au #3,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Iran (IPA \i.ʁɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,339 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pays d’Asie, entouré par le Pakistan, l’Afghanistan, le Turkménistan, la mer Caspienne, l’Azerbaïdjan, l’Arménie, la Turquie, l’Irak, le golfe Persique et la mer d’Oman. Sa capitale est Téhéran.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Iran, with forms such as "iarn", "irann", and "irna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "IRL", "IRM", "ire", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Iran, spelled I-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pays d’Asie, entouré par le Pakistan, l’Afghanistan, le Turkménistan, la mer Caspienne, l’Azerbaïdjan, l’Arménie, la Turquie, l’Irak, le golfe Persique et la mer d’Oman. Sa capitale est Téhéran.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Iran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En Iran, des influences religieuses préislamiques provoquèrent la dissension théologique et le messianisme révolutionnaire.
  2. Aussi jugeai-je nécessaire de noter, en introduction à mon article, que « Persia » était un terme impropre, que les Persans eux-mêmes nommaient leur pays « Iran », raccourci d’une expression fort ancienne, « Aïrania Vaedja », signifiant « Terre des Aryens ».

Synonyms

Perse

This word in other languages

Iran(English)Irán(Español)Iran(Deutsch)Irão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iarn
  • irann
  • irna
  • irran
  • rian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Iran - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iarn2irann1irna2irran1rian2
Edit distance from "Iran"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Iran"?
"Iran" is spelled I-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "Iran" mean?
As a proper noun, "Iran" means: Pays d’Asie, entouré par le Pakistan, l’Afghanistan, le Turkménistan, la mer Caspienne, l’Azerbaïdjan, l’Arménie, la Turquie, l’Irak, le golfe Persique et la mer d’Oman. Sa capitale est Téhéran.
What words are commonly confused with "Iran"?
"Iran" is commonly confused with "IRL", "IRM", "ire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Iran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iran" is \i.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iran" come from?
"Iran" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Iran", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paie#3,345Alex#3,313solo#3,366team#3,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

fallu5 variantsvues5 variantsparu5 variantsfout5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list