irregular
[ɪˈreɡjələʳ]
The verdict
“irregular” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig
Corpus desk
Index DE-irregular · irregular · German
irregular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irregular |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪˈreɡjələʳ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „irregular“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
irregular is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪˈreɡjələʳ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
irregular doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is irregular, spelled I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig
- 2uneinheitlich, unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig
- 3ordnungswidrig, regelwidrig, vorschriftswidrig
- 4irregulär
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.