irregular
[ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“irregular” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,539 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,539
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no sigue la regla.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irregular |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #8,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irregular” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for irregular is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,539 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Que no sigue la regla.
- 2Que no está de acuerdo con ella.
- 3Que ya no ocurre comúnmente o usualmente sino que ocurre rara vez.
- 4Dícese del polígono o el poliedro que no son regulares.
- 5Aplícase a la palabra derivada, que no se ajusta en su formación a la regla general seguida por las de su clase.
- 6Dícese 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).
- 7Dícese de las tropas que se reclutan transitoriamente, combaten y se organizan sin sujeción a reglamentos determinados u oficiales.
- 8Equinodermos 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.
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.
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Using “irregular”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ireɣ̞uˈlaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “irregulares” - see the side-by-side comparison. irregular vs irregulares
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.