irreprehensible

adj

"irreprehensible" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent

Corpus desk

Index EN-irreprehensible · irreprehensible · English

irreprehensible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 irreprehensible
PropertyValue
Headwordirreprehensible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “irreprehensible” in English

irreprehensiblesits 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

irreprehensible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent".

irreprehensible doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin irreprehēnsibilis. Compare French irrépréhensible. See reprehensible. The correct English form is irreprehensible, spelled I-R-R-E-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent

Etymology

From Latin irreprehēnsibilis. Compare French irrépréhensible. See reprehensible.

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 "irreprehensible"?
"irreprehensible" is spelled I-R-R-E-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.
What does "irreprehensible" mean?
As an adjective, "irreprehensible" means: not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent
What is the origin of the word "irreprehensible"?
From Latin irreprehēnsibilis. Compare French irrépréhensible. See reprehensible. 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