irrelevance
noun
irrelevance is spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-C-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, irrelevance means “Lack of relationship with the topic at hand; lack of importance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of irrelevance is irrelevances.
How many letters and syllables are in irrelevance?
| Letters | 11: I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 irrelevance?
Irrelevance appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 irrelevance?
Irrelevance has 4 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).
Forms of irrelevance
- irrelevances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irrelevance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lack of relationship with the topic at hand; lack of importance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irrelevance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of relationship with the topic at hand, lack of importance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non-pertinence, insignifiance |
| German | Bedeutungslosigkeit, Unmaßgeblichkeit, Unbedeutendheit, Irrelevanz |
| Portuguese | irrelevância |
| Spanish | irrelevancia |
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.