Which to use
“ido” is a noun and “ir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,480
- “ido” frequency rank
- #162
- “ir” frequency rank
- 3642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ido | ir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | língua artificial, uma versão simplificada do esperanto; não é adotada oficialmente por nenhum país e é seguida por grupos pequenos de pessoas, especialmente na Europa | mover-se de um lugar para outro |
Letter map: ido vs ir
Shared letters muted; letters that set ido and ir apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ido / ir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ido is anoun and iraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ido is recorded at frequency rank #3,480, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.du/. ir is at rank #162, 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 3642, this pair ranks #71,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ido vs ir
Shared letters: i. Private to "ido": do. Private to "ir": r.
"ido" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ir" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ido" for "ir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ido" vs "ir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ido" and "ir".
- Full dictionary entry for "ido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ido" and "ir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ido vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.