8-Letter Words Matching ___I_R__

There are 30 8-letter words that match ___I_R__. 9 are common words, such as CALIBRES and CAVIARES. A rarer one is UNMITRES. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

calibrescaviaresfiligreepedigreeponiardspositronsemiaridsemiprossquirrelantidrugarbitraldecigram
calibrescaviaresfiligreepedigreeponiardspositronsemiaridsemiprossquirrelantidrugarbitraldecigramdemiurgeignitronmiliariarivierasvariorumantiarincalibreddeciaresfluidramgoliardsheritrixlaniardsomniarchrapieredretiariirivieresunmitredunmitres

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Words
30 (9 common words)
Common example
calibres
Rare example
unmitres
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
A (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___i_r__ are there?

30. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALIBRES is among the common words in this set.