irreligion
/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/noun
irreligion is spelled I-R-R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, irreligion means “The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of irreligion is irreligions.
How many letters and syllables are in irreligion?
| Letters | 10: I-R-R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is irreligion?
Irreligion appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 irreligion?
- US /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/
Irreligion has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-irreligion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with irreligion?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as irreligion from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdʒən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of irreligion
- irreligions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irreligion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.
Near-synonyms: atheism, agnosticism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irreligion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being irreligious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | irréligion |
| German | Irreligiosität, Religionsfeindlichkeit, Religionslosigkeit |
| Portuguese | irreligião |
| Spanish | irreligión |
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 irreligion come from?
From French irréligion, from Latin irreligiō. By surface analysis, ir- + religion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).