irrelevancy
noun
irrelevancy is spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-C-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, irrelevancy means “The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of irrelevancy is irrelevancies.
How many letters and syllables are in irrelevancy?
| Letters | 11: I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 irrelevancy?
Irrelevancy appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 irrelevancy?
Irrelevancy has 5 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 irrelevancy
- irrelevancies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irrelevancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection.
- 2
A thing that is irrelevant–having no bearing on the subject of discussion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irrelevancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a thing that is irrelevant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Belanglosigkeit |
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.
Where does irrelevancy come from?
From ir- + relevancy or irrelevant + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).