irredeemable

Name: irredeemable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/

//ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“irredeemable” is uncommon English (frequency #62,233 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,233
frequency rank, English: 17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.

Key facts for irredeemable
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)

Where “irredeemable” 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). irredeemable lands here:

#62,233

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

irredeemable is uncommon English at frequency #62,233 among 17,902 “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

1
Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.
2
Not able to be cancelled by a payment or converted to another form of currency or financial instrument, especially one considered more secure or reliable.

Etymology

From ir- + redeemable.

Synonyms

unredeemable

This word in other languages

irremediable(Español)irrémédiable(Français)

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 "irredeemable"?

"irredeemable" is spelled I-R-R-E-D-E-E-M-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/.

What does "irredeemable" mean?

As an adjective, "irredeemable" means: Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.

How do you pronounce "irredeemable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irredeemable" is /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "irredeemable"?

From ir- + redeemable. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “irredeemable”

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

The one correct English spelling is I-R-R-E-D-E-E-M-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ɪɹəˈdiːməbəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.