íris

/ˈi.ɾiʃ/

//ˈi.ɾiʃ// noun

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The verdict

“íris” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,993
frequency rank, Portuguese
15
“Í” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meteoro luminoso produzido na atmosfera em forma de arco pela decomposição dos raios solares

Corpus desk

Index PT-iris · íris · Portuguese

íris · rank #7,993 · 5 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,993
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 15
  • PHOTO-FINISH abordar

Nearest frequency peer: abordar (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “íris”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “íris” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

íris vs is
50% similar
íris vs its
25% similar
íris vs irmã
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for íris
PropertyValue
Headwordíris
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈi.ɾiʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,993
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “íris”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.íriscai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “abordar” (#7,994), “trevas” (#7,988), “trauma” (#7,986). Entre 15 lemas com “Í”, “íris” fica em #7,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around íris (IPA /ˈi.ɾiʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,993 among 15 “Í” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for íris, with forms such as "ríis", "íirs", and "íriss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "is", "its", "irmã", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is íris, spelled Í-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    meteoro luminoso produzido na atmosfera em forma de arco pela decomposição dos raios solares
  2. 2
    cores que, através de algumas lunetas, se observam em volta dos objetos
  3. 3
    quartzo irisado
  4. 4
    membrana circular e colorida situada no interior do olho e da qual procede a cor dos olhos
  5. 5
    gênero de plantas com flor, muito apreciado pelas suas diversas espécies, que ostentam flores de cores muito vivas; são, vulgarmente, designadas como lírios

This word in other languages

iris(English)iris(Español)iris(Français)Iris(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ríis
  • íirs
  • íriss
  • írris
  • írsi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of íris - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ríis2íirs2íriss1írris1írsi2
Edit distance from "íris"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "íris"?
"íris" is spelled Í-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈi.ɾiʃ/.
What does "íris" mean?
As a noun, "íris" means: meteoro luminoso produzido na atmosfera em forma de arco pela decomposição dos raios solares
What words are commonly confused with "íris"?
"íris" is commonly confused with "is", "its", "irmã". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "íris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "íris" is /ˈi.ɾiʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "íris" come from?
"íris" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "íris", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suma#7,978puto#7,967pica#7,962cota#8,026

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

touro5 variantsitem5 variantsroxo5 variantscela5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list