# irreversible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɜː.sə.bəl/ · frequency rank #20,144

## Definitions
1. Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
2. Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
3. Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

## Etymology
From ir- + reversible.

## Common misspellings (17)
`irerversible`, `ireversible`, `irreevrsible`, `irreverisble`, `irreverrsible`, `irreversable`, `irreversbile`, `irreversibble`, `irreversibel`, `irreversiblle`, `irreversilbe`, `irreverssible`, `irrevesrible`, `irrevresible`, `irrevversible`, `irrveersible`, `rireversible`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/irreversible