# irritant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪɹɪtənt/ · frequency rank #41,701

## Definitions
1. Causing irritation or inflammation.
2. Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.

## Etymology
From French irritant, equivalent to irritate + -ant.

## Easily confused with
- **irritate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irritant-vs-irritate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`irirtant`, `iritant`, `irriatnt`, `irritannt`, `irritantt`, `irritatn`, `irritnat`, `irrittant`, `irrtiant`, `riritant`

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