Which to use
“irait” and “iront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,258
- “irait” frequency rank
- #9,342
- “iront” frequency rank
- 17600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irait | iront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de aller. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif futur simple de aller. |
Where the eye mixes irait and iront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. irait (VCVVC) and iront (VCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: irait vs iront
A purely visual mix-up. irait (\i.ʁɛ\) and iront (\i.ʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irait is recorded at frequency rank #8,258, classified as averb, pronounced \i.ʁɛ\. iront is at rank #9,342, tagged as averb, pronounced \i.ʁɔ̃\.
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 17600, this pair ranks #382,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of irait vs iront
Shared letters: irt. Private to "irait": a. Private to "iront": no.
"irait" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "iront" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "irait" and "iront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "irait" or "iront"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "irait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irait" and "iront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ilona vs iront". 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 #382,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.