Which to use
“irai” is a verb and “IRD” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,994
- “irai” frequency rank
- #48,611
- “IRD” frequency rank
- 54605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irai | IRD |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif futur simple de aller. | Établissement public à caractère scientifique et technologique (EPST) français, sous la tutelle des ministères chargés de la Recherche et de la Coopération, remplaçant l’Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer (ORSTOM). |
Letter map: irai vs IRD
Shared letters muted; letters that set irai and IRD apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. irai runs 4 letters (VCVV) against IRD's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - irai and IRD
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: irai is averb and IRDaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irai is recorded at frequency rank #5,994, classified as averb, pronounced \i.ʁe\. IRD is at rank #48,611, tagged as aname.
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 54605, this pair ranks #132,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irai vs IRD
Shared letters: ir. Private to "irai": a. Private to "IRD": d.
"irai" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "IRD" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irai ← iari · iria · irrai · riai
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irai" for "IRD" ever safe?
Frequency check: "irai" vs "IRD" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "irai" vs "IRD" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "irai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "IRD" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irai" and "IRD" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "IRD 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 #132,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.