Which to use
“íris” and “iron” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,993
- “íris” frequency rank
- #13,963
- “iron” frequency rank
- 21956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | íris | iron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meteoro luminoso produzido na atmosfera em forma de arco pela decomposição dos raios solares | ferro, elemento químico de número atômico 26 e símbolo Fe |
Where the eye mixes íris and iron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: íris vs iron
A purely visual mix-up. íris (/ˈi.ɾiʃ/) and iron (/ˈaɪərn/, ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
íris is recorded at frequency rank #7,993, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.ɾiʃ/. 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 21956, this pair ranks #48,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of íris vs iron
Shared letters: ir. Private to "íris": sí. Private to "iron": no.
"íris" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "iron" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iron ← iorn · irno · ironn · irron · rion
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "íris" and "iron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "íris" vs "iron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "íris" and "iron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "íris" 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 #48,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "íris" 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 #48,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.