iri
/ˈi.ɾi/
The verdict
“iri” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,046 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,046
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 938
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ir, caminhar, andar, marchar
Corpus desk
Index PT-iri · iri · Portuguese
iri · rank #55,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,046
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 938
- PHOTO-FINISH irrevogável
Nearest frequency peer: irrevogável (+2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “iri”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- impressioni…
impressionista
44,967 corpus weight
- inconformis…
inconformismo
44,966 corpus weight
- interligar
interligar
44,961 corpus weight
- inutilmente
inutilmente
44,958 corpus weight
- iri
iri
44,955 corpus weight
- irrevogável
irrevogável
44,953 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “iri” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iri |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈi.ɾi/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #55,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “iri” em português
Rare enough to double-check
iri is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,046 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈi.ɾi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ir, caminhar, andar, marchar".
No generated misspelling entries exist for iri in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is iri, spelled I-R-I.
Definition
- 1ir, caminhar, andar, marchar
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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