irremediable
adjective
irremediable is spelled I-R-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, irremediable means “Unable to be remedied, cured, corrected or repaired; irreparable, incurable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in irremediable?
| Letters | 12: I-R-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 irremediable?
Irremediable appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 irremediable?
Irremediable has 6 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-irremediable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of irremediable
- more irremediable comparative
- most irremediable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irremediable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unable to be remedied, cured, corrected or repaired; irreparable, incurable.
irremediable conflict
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irremediable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unable to be remedied:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | irrémédiable |
| Portuguese | irremediável |
| Spanish | irremediable |
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 irremediable come from?
Ultimately from Latin irremediābilis. By surface analysis, ir- + remediable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).