irreligious

Name: irreligious, English Word Data
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/ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/

//ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs// adj

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

The verdict

“irreligious” is an uncommon English word, ranked #70,781 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#70,781
frequency rank, English: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having no relation to religion.

Key facts for irreligious
Property	Value
Headword	irreligious
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#70,781
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “irreligious” 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). irreligious lands here:

#70,781

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for irreligious is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,781 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for irreligious, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin irreligiōsus. By surface analysis, ir- + religious. The correct English form is irreligious, spelled I-R-R-E-L-I-G-I-O-U-S.

Definition

1
Having no relation to religion.
2
Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.
3
Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.

Etymology

From Latin irreligiōsus. By surface analysis, ir- + religious.

This word in other languages

irréligieux(Français)irreligiös(Deutsch)irreligioso(Português)

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 "irreligious"?

"irreligious" is spelled I-R-R-E-L-I-G-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/.

What does "irreligious" mean?

As an adjective, "irreligious" means: Having no relation to religion.

How do you pronounce "irreligious"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irreligious" is /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/. 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 "irreligious"?

From Latin irreligiōsus. By surface analysis, ir- + religious. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “irreligious”

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

The one correct English spelling is I-R-R-E-L-I-G-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/ (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.