irresponsibly
/ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/
"irresponsibly" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“irresponsibly” is uncommon English (frequency #52,413 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,413
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-irresponsibly · irresponsibly · English
irresponsibly · rank #52,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,413
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH irreversibly
Nearest frequency peer: irreversibly (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “irresponsibly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- internation…
internationalist
47,592 corpus weight
- intersectio…
intersectional
47,591 corpus weight
- irresponsib…
irresponsibly
47,588 corpus weight
- irreversibly
irreversibly
47,587 corpus weight
- Islay
Islay
47,586 corpus weight
- iterate
iterate
47,585 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “irresponsibly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irresponsibly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #52,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “irresponsibly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
irresponsibly is uncommon English at frequency #52,413 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌɪ.ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.".
irresponsibly has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From irresponsible + -ly or ir- + responsibly. The correct English form is irresponsibly, spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how irresponsibly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He had frequent fits of melancholy in which he declared that he was neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring. His was neither an irresponsibly contemplative nature nor a sturdily practical one, and he was for ever looking in vain for the uses of the things that please and the charm of the things that sustain.
Etymology
From irresponsible + -ly or ir- + responsibly.
Antonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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