irresponsable

/[irespõnˈsaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,072

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

irresponsable is anSpanishadj. It means: Que no puede responder por algo debido a la edad o a impedimentos de tipo mental. Pronounced [irespõnˈsaβ̞le]. Often confused with irresponsables.

Key facts for irresponsable
PropertyValue
Headwordirresponsable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[irespõnˈsaβ̞le]
Letters13
Frequency rank#11,072
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of irresponsable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for irresponsable is 13 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [irespõnˈsaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,072 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for irresponsable, with forms such as "irersponsable", "iresponsable", and "irrepsonsable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "irresponsables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is irresponsable, spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no puede responder por algo debido a la edad o a impedimentos de tipo mental.
  2. 2
    Que no pone atención o cuidado suficiente en lo que hace o dice.
  3. 3
    De un hecho que es resultado de una mala planificación, improvisación o de la falta de cuidado.
  4. 4
    Que no cumple con sus deberes y obligaciones.
  5. 5
    Imprudente

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: irersponsable,iresponsable,irrepsonsable,irresopnsable,irrespnosable,irresponasble,irresponnsable,irresponsabble,irresponsabel,irresponsablle,irresponsalbe,irresponsavle,irresponsbale,irresponssable,irresposnable,irrespponsable,irressponsable,irrseponsable,riresponsable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for irresponsable

Misspelling Variants of "irresponsable"

irersponsable13iresponsable12irrepsonsable13irresopnsable13irrespnosable13irresponasble13irresponnsable14irresponsabble14
Misspelling Variants of "irresponsable"

Frequency rank: #11,072 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irresponsable"?
"irresponsable" is spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [irespõnˈsaβ̞le].
What does "irresponsable" mean?
As an adj, "irresponsable" means: Que no puede responder por algo debido a la edad o a impedimentos de tipo mental.
What words are commonly confused with "irresponsable"?
"irresponsable" is commonly confused with "irresponsables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "irresponsable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irresponsable" is [irespõnˈsaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irresponsable" come from?
"irresponsable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.