Which to use
“ibis” is a noun and “Irish” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,067
- “ibis” frequency rank
- #31,562
- “Irish” frequency rank
- 62629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ibis | Irish |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce d'oiseau échassier de la famille des threskiornithidés, au bec long, mince et recourbé. | Irlandais. Relatif à l’Irlande. |
Where the eye mixes ibis and Irish
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ibis runs 4 letters (VCVC) against Irish's 5 (VCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ibis and Irish
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ibis is \i.bis\ while Irish is \ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ibis is recorded at frequency rank #31,067, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.bis\. Irish is at rank #31,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈaɪ.ɹɪʃ\.
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 62629, this pair ranks #86,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ibis vs Irish
Shared letters: is. Private to "ibis": b. Private to "Irish": hr.
"ibis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Irish" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ibis" and "Irish" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ibis" or "Irish" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ibis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Irish" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ibis" and "Irish" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ibis vs isi". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #86,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.