9-Letter Words Matching I_____R__

There are 26 9-letter words that match I_____R__. 9 are common words, such as ILLIBERAL and INAUGURAL. A rarer one is ISOTHERES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

illiberalinauguralinchwormsinterbredinterpretironwaresironworksisometricisothermsiminoureaindecoruminsularly
illiberalinauguralinchwormsinterbredinterpretironwaresironworksisometricisothermsiminoureaindecoruminsularlyintercropiodoformsisostericimboweredimmaturesimpoweredincisuresinexpertsinspheredinspheresinstarredironbarksisochoresisotheres

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Words
26 (9 common words)
Common example
illiberal
Rare example
isotheres
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (20)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching i_____r__ are there?

26. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ILLIBERAL is among the common words in this set.