Irène

\i.ʁɛn\

/\i.ʁɛn\/ name

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The verdict

“Irène” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,047
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irene · Irène · French

Irène · rank #19,047 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,047
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH introduits

Nearest frequency peer: introduits (-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 « Irène »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Irène » 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).

Irène vs iron
40% similar
Irène vs irez
20% similar
Irène vs iront
40% similar

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

Key facts for Irène
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.ʁɛn\
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,047
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Irène »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Irènese 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 « introduits » (#19,046), « item » (#19,048), « instruire » (#19,045). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Irène » est au #19,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Irène (IPA \i.ʁɛn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,047 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Irène, with forms such as "irene", "irnèe", and "irrène". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "iron", "irez", "iront", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Irène, spelled I-R-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.
  2. 2
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fille s’appelait Irène Neveux, nom de guerre Joyce, surnom l’Instit’, à cause de ses études universitaires et de ses conversations cultivées.
  2. Roberto Saviano pour Crie-le !, Irène Frachon pour Mediator, un crime chimiquement pur, Richard Malka pour Traité sur l’intolérance, Pauline Hillier pour Les Contemplées.

This word in other languages

Irene(English)Irene(Español)Irene(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irene
  • irnèe
  • irrène
  • irèen
  • irènne
  • ièrne
  • riène

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Irène - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irene1irnèe2irrène1irèen2irènne1ièrne2riène2
Edit distance from "Irène"

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 "Irène"?
"Irène" is spelled I-R-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁɛn\.
What does "Irène" mean?
As a proper noun, "Irène" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Irène"?
"Irène" is commonly confused with "iron", "irez", "iront". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Irène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irène" is \i.ʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irène" come from?
"Irène" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

homos#19,040laïcs#19,054lynch#19,062folio#19,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gourou7 variantsrubis7 variantsBresse7 variantsbiche7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list