irrelevant

[ˈɪʁɛləˌvant]

/[ˈɪʁɛləˌvant]/ adj

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The verdict

“irrelevant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,122
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht in einem wichtigen Zusammenhang (mit dem Objekt oder Thema) stehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrelevant · irrelevant · German

irrelevant · rank #15,122 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,122
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH IOC

Nearest frequency peer: IOC (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „irrelevant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „irrelevant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for irrelevant
PropertyValue
Headwordirrelevant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪʁɛləˌvant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,122
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „irrelevant“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).irrelevantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „IOC“ (#15,121), „islamischer“ (#15,123), „Hipster“ (#15,119). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „irrelevant“ bei #15,122. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around irrelevant (IPA [ˈɪʁɛləˌvant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,122 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht in einem wichtigen Zusammenhang (mit dem Objekt oder Thema) stehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for irrelevant, with forms such as "irelevant", "irerlevant", and "irreelvant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is irrelevant, spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht in einem wichtigen Zusammenhang (mit dem Objekt oder Thema) stehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how irrelevant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Frage nach der Kanzlerkandidatur ist so interessant wie irrelevant.
  2. Was mir persönlich besser gefällt, ist in diesem Fall völlig irrelevant.

Synonyms

bedeutungslosbelanglosegalnicht relevantunbedeutendunerheblichunmaßgeblichBananeeinerleilatterilleschnuppeschnurzunwichtigwurschtwurst

Antonyms

relevantwichtig

This word in other languages

irrelevant(English)irrelevante(Español)irrelevant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irelevant
  • irerlevant
  • irreelvant
  • irreleavnt
  • irrelevannt
  • irrelevantt
  • irrelevatn
  • irrelevnat
  • irrelevvant
  • irrellevant
  • irrelveant
  • irrleevant
  • rirelevant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irrelevant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irelevant1irerlevant2irreelvant2irreleavnt2irrelevannt1irrelevantt1irrelevatn2irrelevnat2
Edit distance from "irrelevant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irrelevant"?
"irrelevant" is spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁɛləˌvant].
What does "irrelevant" mean?
As an adjective, "irrelevant" means: nicht in einem wichtigen Zusammenhang (mit dem Objekt oder Thema) stehend
What are common misspellings of "irrelevant"?
Common misspellings include "irelevant", "irerlevant", "irreelvant", "irreleavnt", "irrelevannt". The correct spelling is "irrelevant".
How do you pronounce "irrelevant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrelevant" is [ˈɪʁɛləˌvant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrelevant" come from?
"irrelevant" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "irrelevant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kandidatin#15,129komplettes#15,137kurzerhand#15,140geeigneter#15,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Melbourne13 variantsFacharzt13 variantsdigitaler13 variantsPartners13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list