iron

/ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“iron” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,963
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferro, elemento químico de número atômico 26 e símbolo Fe

Corpus desk

Index PT-iron · iron · Portuguese

iron · rank #13,963 · 5 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,963
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH Instrumental

Nearest frequency peer: Instrumental (-4 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 “iron”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “iron” 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).

iron vs ISBN
0% similar
iron vs Ivone
40% similar
iron vs ironia
67% similar

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

Key facts for iron
PropertyValue
Headwordiron
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,963
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “iron”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).ironcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Instrumental” (#13,959), “lira” (#13,968), “mana” (#13,970). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “iron” fica em #13,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around iron (IPA /ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,963 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for iron, with forms such as "iorn", "irno", and "ironn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "ISBN", "Ivone", "ironia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is iron, spelled I-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferro, elemento químico de número atômico 26 e símbolo Fe
  2. 2
    ferramenta, instrumento ou arma feita deste material

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iorn
  • irno
  • ironn
  • irron
  • rion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iron - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iorn2irno2ironn1irron1rion2
Edit distance from "iron"

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 "iron"?
"iron" is spelled I-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "iron" mean?
As a noun, "iron" means: ferro, elemento químico de número atômico 26 e símbolo Fe
What words are commonly confused with "iron"?
"iron" is commonly confused with "ISBN", "Ivone", "ironia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "iron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iron" is /ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iron" come from?
"iron" 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 "iron", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lira#13,968mana#13,970half#13,952rude#14,023

Similar misspelling depth

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

moção5 variantssame5 variantsbode5 variantsbaba5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list