iridium

Name: iridium, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/

//ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“iridium” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,868
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

Corpus desk

Index EN-iridium · iridium · English

iridium · rank #39,868 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,868
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH irrefutable

Nearest frequency peer: irrefutable (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

invert

60,136
invertebrate

60,135
iridium

60,133
irrefutable

60,132
Ivo

60,131
Jacobi

60,130

What this shows “iridium” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for iridium
Property	Value
Headword	iridium
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#39,868
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “iridium”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).iridiumlands here:

#39,868

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “irrefutable” (#39,869), “invertebrate” (#39,866), “Ivo” (#39,870). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “iridium” is #39,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around iridium (IPA /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,868 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for iridium, with forms such as "iirdium", "irdiium", and "iriddium". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From international scientific vocabulary, from the New Latin. The correct English form is iridium, spelled I-R-I-D-I-U-M.

Definition

1
A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.
2
A single atom of this element.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Iridium is extremely rare on the surface of the earth but much more common in meteorites.

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from the New Latin.

This word in other languages

iridio(Español)iridium(Français)Iridium(Deutsch)irídio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

iirdium
irdiium
iriddium
iridimu
iridiumm
iriduim
iriidum
irridium
riidium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iridium - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "iridium"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iridium"?

"iridium" is spelled I-R-I-D-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/.

What does "iridium" mean?

As a noun, "iridium" means: A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

What are common misspellings of "iridium"?

Common misspellings include "iirdium", "irdiium", "iriddium", "iridimu", "iridiumm". The correct spelling is "iridium".

How do you pronounce "iridium"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iridium" is /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "iridium"?

From international scientific vocabulary, from the New Latin. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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