Which to use
“ios” and “iris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,870
- “ios” frequency rank
- #9,504
- “iris” frequency rank
- 18374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ios | iris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de io. | Partie colorée de l’œil qui environne la prunelle et qui présente quelquefois des nuances circulaires et concentriques. |
Where the eye mixes ios and iris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ios and iris
A purely visual mix-up. ios (\jo\) and iris (\i.ʁis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ios is recorded at frequency rank #8,870, classified as anoun, pronounced \jo\. iris is at rank #9,504, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.ʁis\.
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 18374, this pair ranks #378,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ios vs iris
Shared letters: is. Private to "ios": o. Private to "iris": r.
"ios" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "iris" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iris ← iirs · iriss · irris · irsi · riis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ios" for "iris" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ios" vs "iris" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ios" and "iris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ios" and "iris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iris 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 #378,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.