Which to use
“ioga” and “ira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,695
- “ioga” frequency rank
- #5,314
- “ira” frequency rank
- 28009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ioga | ira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sistema religioso-filosófico da Índia, que busca a união do indivíduo com o divino | cólera |
Where the eye mixes ioga and ira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ioga runs 4 letters (VVCV) against ira's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ioga vs ira
A purely visual mix-up. ioga (/"yo.g6/) and ira (/ˈi.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ioga is recorded at frequency rank #22,695, classified as anoun, pronounced /"yo.g6/. ira is at rank #5,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.ɾɐ/.
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 28009, this pair ranks #40,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ioga vs ira
Shared letters: ai. Private to "ioga": go. Private to "ira": r.
"ioga" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "ira" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ioga ← igoa · ioag · iogga · oiga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ioga" for "ira" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ioga" or "ira" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ioga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ioga" and "ira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ioga vs ioiô". 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 #40,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.