irresponsibility

noun

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"irresponsibility" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“irresponsibility” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,273
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

Corpus desk

Index EN-irresponsibility · irresponsibility · English

irresponsibility · rank #44,273 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,273
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH instigation

Nearest frequency peer: instigation (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “irresponsibility”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “irresponsibility” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for irresponsibility
PropertyValue
Headwordirresponsibility
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Frequency rank#44,273
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “irresponsibility”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).irresponsibilitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “instigation” (#44,272), “Islamism” (#44,274), “insolence” (#44,271). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “irresponsibility” is #44,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around irresponsibility, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,273 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for irresponsibility, with forms such as "irersponsibility", "iresponsibility", and "irrepsonsibility". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity. The correct English form is irresponsibility, spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how irresponsibility appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. How important can the greenhouse effect, biodiversity or future worldwide timber shortages seem to a third-worlder, for example? It would be wrong to think of this third-worlder as irresponsible or as a squanderer of resources before serious steps are taken towards solving the well-known and much worse problem of resource squandering and environmental irr…

Etymology

From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity.

This word in other languages

irresponsabilidad(Español)irresponsabilité(Français)Verantwortungslosigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irersponsibility
  • iresponsibility
  • irrepsonsibility
  • irresopnsibility
  • irrespnosibility
  • irresponisbility
  • irresponnsibility
  • irresponsbiility
  • irresponsibbility
  • irresponsibiilty
  • irresponsibilitty
  • irresponsibilityy
  • irresponsibiliyt
  • irresponsibillity
  • irresponsibiltiy
  • irresponsibliity
  • irresponsiiblity
  • irresponssibility
  • irresposnibility
  • irrespponsibility
  • irressponsibility
  • irrseponsibility
  • riresponsibility

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irresponsibility - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

irersponsibility2iresponsibility1irrepsonsibility2irresopnsibility2irrespnosibility2irresponisbility2irresponnsibility1irresponsbiility2
Edit distance from "irresponsibility"

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 "irresponsibility"?
"irresponsibility" is spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "irresponsibility" mean?
As a noun, "irresponsibility" means: The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.
What are common misspellings of "irresponsibility"?
Common misspellings include "irersponsibility", "iresponsibility", "irrepsonsibility", "irresopnsibility", "irrespnosibility". The correct spelling is "irresponsibility".
What is the origin of the word "irresponsibility"?
From ir- + responsibility or irresponsible + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "irresponsibility", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list