ir vs IVG, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ir” is a verb and “IVG” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,065
“ir” frequency rank: #14,960
“IVG” frequency rank: 29025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ir	IVG
Definition	Aller, se déplacer jusqu'à un endroit.	Avortement provoqué de manière médicale et assistée.

Where the eye mixes ir and IVG

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch

3 ch

IVG

Why the eye confuses ir with IVG

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ir is \iɾ\ while IVG is \i ve ʒe\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ir is recorded at frequency rank #14,065, classified as averb, pronounced \iɾ\. IVG is at rank #14,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i ve ʒe\.

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 29025, this pair ranks #319,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ir vs IVG

Shared letters: i. Private to "ir": r. Private to "IVG": gv.

"ir" · 2 letters · shape VC · "IVG" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ir" for "IVG" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ir" is a verb and "IVG" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary French text, does "ir" or "IVG" show up more?

"ir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,065 in our French list, against #14,960 for "IVG". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "ir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "IVG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #319,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ir" and "IVG" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs IVG". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #319,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.