Irrelevanz

[ˈɪʁɛləˌvant͡s]

/[ˈɪʁɛləˌvant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Irrelevanz” is uncommon German (frequency #80,529 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,529
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft (in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang) unwichtig, unbedeutsam zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrelevanz · Irrelevanz · German

Irrelevanz · rank #80,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,529
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Invalidität

Nearest frequency peer: Invalidität (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Irrelevanz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Irrelevanz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Irrelevanz
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrrelevanz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪʁɛləˌvant͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Irrelevanz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Irrelevanzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Invalidität“ (#80,528), „Islamfeindlichkeit“ (#80,530), „intolerante“ (#80,527). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Irrelevanz“ bei #80,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irrelevanz is uncommon German at frequency #80,529 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪʁɛləˌvant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Irrelevanz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Irrelevanz, spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft (in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang) unwichtig, unbedeutsam zu sein
  2. 2
    unwichtige Aussage, Bemerkung oder Ähnliches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Bemerkung möchte ich einmal wegen Irrelevanz zurückweisen.
  2. Irrelevanz würde ich als Grund noch nicht einmal anführen mögen. Das ist schon relevant, aber eben irreführend.

Synonyms

BedeutungslosigkeitBelanglosigkeitUnerheblichkeitUnwichtigkeit

Antonyms

Relevanz

This word in other languages

irrelevance(English)irrelevancia(Español)insignifiance(Français)

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 "Irrelevanz"?
"Irrelevanz" is spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁɛləˌvant͡s].
What does "Irrelevanz" mean?
As a noun, "Irrelevanz" means: Eigenschaft (in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang) unwichtig, unbedeutsam zu sein
How do you pronounce "Irrelevanz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irrelevanz" is [ˈɪʁɛləˌvant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irrelevanz" come from?
"Irrelevanz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list