irresolution
/ɪɹɛzəˈluːʃən/noun
irresolution is spelled I-R-R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, irresolution means “Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of irresolution is irresolutions.
How many letters and syllables are in irresolution?
| Letters | 12: I-R-R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 irresolution?
Irresolution appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 irresolution?
- UK /ɪɹɛzəˈluːʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-irresolution.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with irresolution?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as irresolution from its last stressed vowel (/uʃən/, British pronunciation):
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 irresolution
- irresolutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irresolution mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irresolution in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of resolution or decision – see also indecision:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | irrésolution |
| Spanish | irresolución |
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 irresolution come from?
Probably from Middle French irresolution (modern French irrésolution), from ir- + resolution (“resolution”); compare Italian irresoluzione. By surface analysis, ir- + resolution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).