Which to use
“Irão” and “iron” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,785
- “Irão” frequency rank
- #13,963
- “iron” frequency rank
- 15748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Irão | iron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | país do Oriente Médio, com nome oficial de República Islâmica do Irão, tem fronteiras com a Armênia, Azerbaijão, Turquemenistão, Afeganistão, Paquistão, Iraque e Turquia, é banhado ao norte pelo mar Cáspio, ao sul pelo golfo de Omã e ao sudoeste pelo golfo Pérsico, sua capital é Teerão | ferro, elemento químico de número atômico 26 e símbolo Fe |
Letter map: Irão vs iron
Shared letters muted; letters that set Irão and iron apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Irão (VCVV) and iron (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Irão vs iron
Irão and iron are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Irão is recorded at frequency rank #1,785, classified as anoun. iron is at rank #13,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 15748, this pair ranks #56,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Irão vs iron
Shared letters: ior. Private to "Irão": ã. Private to "iron": n.
"Irão" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "iron" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iron ← iorn · irno · ironn · irron · rion
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Irão" and "iron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Irão" or "iron"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Irão" and "iron".
- Full dictionary entry for "Irão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Irão" and "iron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs iron". 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 #56,001 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.