Which to use
“iron” is an adjective and “ito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,412
- “iron” frequency rank
- #42,956
- “ito” frequency rank
- 56368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iron | ito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De fer, en fer. | (se) Noyer, (s') asphyxier, (s') étouffer. |
Letter map: iron vs ito
Shared letters muted; letters that set iron and ito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. iron runs 4 letters (VCVC) against ito's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for iron / ito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: iron is anadjective and itoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iron is recorded at frequency rank #13,412, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈaɪ.ɚn\. ito is at rank #42,956, tagged as averb.
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 56368, this pair ranks #121,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iron vs ito
Shared letters: io. Private to "iron": nr. Private to "ito": t.
"iron" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ito" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- iron ← iorn · irno · ironn · irron · rion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "iron" for "ito" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "iron" or "ito" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "iron" vs "ito" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "iron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iron" and "ito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs ito". 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 #121,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.