irreparabel

[ˈɪʁepaˌʁaːbl̩]

/[ˈɪʁepaˌʁaːbl̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“irreparabel” is uncommon German (frequency #68,366 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,366
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr zu reparieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-irreparabel · irreparabel · German

irreparabel · rank #68,366 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,366
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH isles

Nearest frequency peer: isles (+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 „irreparabel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for irreparabel
PropertyValue
Headwordirreparabel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪʁepaˌʁaːbl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,366
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „irreparabel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.irreparabelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „isles“ (#68,367), „Internierung“ (#68,364), „Jahresbilanz“ (#68,368). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „irreparabel“ bei #68,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irreparabel is uncommon German at frequency #68,366 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪʁepaˌʁaːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for irreparabel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 irreparabel, spelled I-R-R-E-P-A-R-A-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr zu reparieren
  2. 2
    unwiederbringlich, endgültig verloren
  3. 3
    nicht mehr heilbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Grafikkarte ist in der Regel irreparabel, wenn sie einmal kaputt ist.
  2. „Während sein eigenes Rad noch fahrbereit ist, zeigt das Vorderrad des Unfallgegners eine irreparable Acht, so dass es gänzlich auszubauen ist.“

Antonyms

reparabel

This word in other languages

irreparable(English)irreparable(Español)irréparable(Français)irreparável(Português)

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 "irreparabel"?
"irreparabel" is spelled I-R-R-E-P-A-R-A-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁepaˌʁaːbl̩].
What does "irreparabel" mean?
As an adjective, "irreparabel" means: nicht mehr zu reparieren
How do you pronounce "irreparabel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irreparabel" is [ˈɪʁepaˌʁaːbl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irreparabel" come from?
"irreparabel" 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 "irreparabel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Impulsgeber#68,356Kalbfleisch#68,381Hückelhoven#68,346kompatiblen#68,402

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list