irredeemable
/ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/
"irredeemable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“irredeemable” is uncommon English (frequency #62,233 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,233
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.
Corpus desk
Index EN-irredeemable · irredeemable · English
irredeemable · rank #62,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,233
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH Ionia
Nearest frequency peer: Ionia (-3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “irredeemable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- interventio…
interventionism
37,774 corpus weight
- intraocular
intraocular
37,773 corpus weight
- IOI
IOI
37,772 corpus weight
- Ionia
Ionia
37,771 corpus weight
- irredeemable
irredeemable
37,768 corpus weight
- johar
johar
37,760 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “irredeemable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irredeemable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #62,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “irredeemable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
irredeemable is uncommon English at frequency #62,233 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for irredeemable, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ir- + redeemable. The correct English form is irredeemable, spelled I-R-R-E-D-E-E-M-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.
- 2Not able to be cancelled by a payment or converted to another form of currency or financial instrument, especially one considered more secure or reliable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irredeemable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It wavered an instant—then there was a heartrending crash—and the canary-coloured cart, their pride and their joy, lay on its side in the ditch, an irredeemable wreck.
She was horribly frightened; but she had pledged her word now, and it was irredeemable.
Etymology
From ir- + redeemable.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).