irrationally
/ɪəˈɹæ.ʃə.nə.li/adverb
irrationally is spelled I-R-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, irrationally means “In an irrational manner; without reason; in a manner contrary to reason” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in irrationally?
| Letters | 12: I-R-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 irrationally?
Irrationally appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 irrationally?
- /ɪəˈɹæ.ʃə.nə.li/
Irrationally has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-irrationally.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-irrationally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of irrationally
- more irrationally comparative
- most irrationally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irrationally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an irrational manner; without reason; in a manner contrary to reason
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irrationally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an irrational manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | irracionalmente |
| Spanish | irracionalmente |
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 irrationally come from?
From irrational + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).