irremediably

adv

"irremediably" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“irremediably” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction; in an irremediable way.

Corpus desk

Index EN-irremediably · irremediably · English

irremediably · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for irremediably
PropertyValue
Headwordirremediably
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “irremediably” in English

irremediablysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irremediably is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction; in an irremediable way.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for irremediably, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From irremediable + -ly. The correct English form is irremediably, spelled I-R-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction; in an irremediable way.

Etymology

From irremediable + -ly.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irremediably"?
"irremediably" is spelled I-R-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-B-L-Y.
What does "irremediably" mean?
As an adverb, "irremediably" means: In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction; in an irremediable way.
What is the origin of the word "irremediably"?
From irremediable + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list