irregular

[ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]

/[ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]/ adj

The verdict

“irregular” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,539
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no sigue la regla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-irregular · irregular · Spanish

irregular · rank #8,539 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,539
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH investigando

Nearest frequency peer: investigando (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “irregular”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “irregular” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

irregular vs irregulares
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for irregular
PropertyValue
Headwordirregular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,539
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “irregular”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).irregularcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “investigando” (#8,538), “jubilación” (#8,540), “invento” (#8,537). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “irregular” va en #8,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around irregular (IPA [ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,539 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for irregular, with forms such as "iregular", "irergular", and "irreggular". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "irregulares", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is irregular, spelled I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no sigue la regla.
  2. 2
    Que no está de acuerdo con ella.
  3. 3
    Que ya no ocurre comúnmente o usualmente sino que ocurre rara vez.
  4. 4
    Dícese del polígono o el poliedro que no son regulares.
  5. 5
    Aplícase a la palabra derivada, que no se ajusta en su formación a la regla general seguida por las de su clase.
  6. 6
    Dícese del verbo que se conjuga alterando ya sea las letras radicales de su infinitivo (poder-pude), las terminaciones propias de la conjugación regular o ambas (ser-fuimos).
  7. 7
    Dícese de las tropas que se reclutan transitoriamente, combaten y se organizan sin sujeción a reglamentos determinados u oficiales.
  8. 8
    Equinodermos equinoideos que, como el erizo de mar, tienen simetría bilateral, boca y ano recíprocamente excéntricos y sus partes radiales en forma de roseta.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iregular
  • irergular
  • irreggular
  • irregluar
  • irregualr
  • irregularr
  • irregullar
  • irregulra
  • irreuglar
  • irrgeular
  • riregular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irregular - 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.

iregular1irergular2irreggular1irregluar2irregualr2irregularr1irregullar1irregulra2
Edit distance from "irregular"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irregular"?
"irregular" is spelled I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ].
What does "irregular" mean?
As an adjective, "irregular" means: Que no sigue la regla.
What words are commonly confused with "irregular"?
"irregular" is commonly confused with "irregulares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "irregular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irregular" is [ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irregular" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list