irritative
adjective, noun
irritative is spelled I-R-R-I-T-A-T-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, irritative means “serving to excite or irritate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in irritative?
| Letters | 10: I-R-R-I-T-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is irritative?
Irritative appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of irritative
- more irritative comparative
- most irritative superlative
- irritatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irritative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
serving to excite or irritate
an irritative agent
- 2
accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation
an irritative fever
noun
- 1
Any substance causing irritation; an irritant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does irritative come from?
From irritate + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).