Which to use
“ir” is a verb and “íris” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #162
- “ir” frequency rank
- #7,993
- “íris” frequency rank
- 8155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ir | íris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mover-se de um lugar para outro | meteoro luminoso produzido na atmosfera em forma de arco pela decomposição dos raios solares |
Letter map: ir vs íris
Shared letters muted; letters that set ir and íris apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ir / íris
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ir is averb and írisanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ir is recorded at frequency rank #162, classified as averb. íris is at rank #7,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.ɾiʃ/.
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 8155, this pair ranks #65,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ir vs íris
Shared letters: ir. Private to "ir": -. Private to "íris": sí.
"ir" · 2 letters · shape VC · "íris" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ir" and "íris" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ir" vs "íris" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "ir" vs "íris" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "íris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ir" and "íris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ioiô vs íris". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,733 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.