irrecoverable
"irrecoverable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“irrecoverable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irrecoverable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irrecoverable” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
irrecoverable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for irrecoverable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- + recoverable. The correct English form is irrecoverable, spelled I-R-R-E-C-O-V-E-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered
- 2That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.
Etymology
From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- + recoverable.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “irrecoverable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-R-R-E-C-O-V-E-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.