Irishman
/ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/noun
Irishman is spelled I-R-I-S-H-M-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Irishman means “A man from Ireland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Irishman is Irishmen.
How many letters and syllables are in Irishman?
| Letters | 8: I-R-I-S-H-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Irishman?
Irishman appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Irishman?
- /ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/
Irishman has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Irishman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Irishman
- Irishmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Irishman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man from Ireland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irishman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man from Ireland:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Irishman come from?
From Middle English Irisshman, equivalent to Irish + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).