irrattrapable

\i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\

/\i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\/ adj

The verdict

“irrattrapable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irrattrapable · irrattrapable · French

irrattrapable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for irrattrapable
PropertyValue
Headwordirrattrapable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « irrattrapable » en français

irrattrapablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irrattrapable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for irrattrapable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is irrattrapable, spelled I-R-R-A-T-T-R-A-P-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how irrattrapable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Despres se retrouve désormais à 18 min 10 de l’Espagnol au général. Un écart presque irrattrapable sauf fausse note de Coma.
  2. C’est parce que la vitesse de la lumière est trop grande : elle est pour ainsi dire irrattrapable.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irrattrapable"?
"irrattrapable" is spelled I-R-R-A-T-T-R-A-P-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\.
What does "irrattrapable" mean?
As an adjective, "irrattrapable" means: Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.
How do you pronounce "irrattrapable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrattrapable" is \i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrattrapable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list