irreconcilable

adj

"irreconcilable" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“irreconcilable” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,715
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

Key facts for irreconcilable
PropertyValue
Headwordirreconcilable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#42,715
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “irreconcilable” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around irreconcilable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,715 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for irreconcilable, with forms such as "ireconcilable", "irerconcilable", and "irrceoncilable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“I reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable. The correct English form is irreconcilable, spelled I-R-R-E-C-O-N-C-I-L-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
  2. 2
    Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“I reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ireconcilable,irerconcilable,irrceoncilable,irrecconcilable,irrecnocilable,irrecocnilable,irreconccilable,irreconcialble,irreconcilabble,irreconcilabel,irreconcilablle,irreconcilalbe,irreconcilbale,irreconcilible,irreconcillable,irreconcliable,irreconiclable,irreconncilable,irreocncilable,rireconcilable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irreconcilable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ireconcilable1irerconcilable2irrceoncilable2irrecconcilable1irrecnocilable2irrecocnilable2irreconccilable1irreconcialble2
Edit distance from "irreconcilable"

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 "irreconcilable"?
"irreconcilable" is spelled I-R-R-E-C-O-N-C-I-L-A-B-L-E.
What does "irreconcilable" mean?
As an adjective, "irreconcilable" means: Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
What are common misspellings of "irreconcilable"?
Common misspellings include "ireconcilable", "irerconcilable", "irrceoncilable", "irrecconcilable", "irrecnocilable". The correct spelling is "irreconcilable".
What is the origin of the word "irreconcilable"?
Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“I reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “irreconcilable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-R-R-E-C-O-N-C-I-L-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list