irréaliste

\i.ʁe.a.list\

/\i.ʁe.a.list\/ adj

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The verdict

“irréaliste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,226
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas réaliste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irrealiste · irréaliste · French

irréaliste · rank #30,226 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,226
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH irritant

Nearest frequency peer: irritant (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « irréaliste »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « irréaliste » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

irréaliste vs irréalistes
91% similar
irréaliste vs idéaliste
80% similar

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

Key facts for irréaliste
PropertyValue
Headwordirréaliste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁe.a.list\
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,226
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irréaliste »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).irréalistese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « irritant » (#30,225), « irrégularité » (#30,227), « investment » (#30,224). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irréaliste » est au #30,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around irréaliste (IPA \i.ʁe.a.list\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,226 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui n’est pas réaliste.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for irréaliste, with forms such as "irraéliste", "irrealiste", and "irréailste". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "irréalistes", "idéaliste", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is irréaliste, spelled I-R-R-É-A-L-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas réaliste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce film est quelque peu irréaliste ; je n’avais encore jamais vu d’êtres humains résistants à de telles températures.

Antonyms

réaliste

This word in other languages

unrealistic(English)unrealistisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irraéliste
  • irrealiste
  • irréailste
  • irréaliset
  • irréalisste
  • irréalistte
  • irréalitse
  • irréalliste
  • irréalsite
  • irrélaiste
  • iréaliste
  • iréraliste
  • riréaliste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irréaliste - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irraéliste2irrealiste1irréailste2irréaliset2irréalisste1irréalistte1irréalitse2irréalliste1
Edit distance from "irréaliste"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irréaliste"?
"irréaliste" is spelled I-R-R-É-A-L-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁe.a.list\.
What does "irréaliste" mean?
As an adjective, "irréaliste" means: Qui n’est pas réaliste.
What words are commonly confused with "irréaliste"?
"irréaliste" is commonly confused with "irréalistes", "idéaliste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "irréaliste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irréaliste" is \i.ʁe.a.list\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irréaliste" come from?
"irréaliste" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

investment#30,224intégrales#30,223interférer#30,221justifiait#30,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

inhérent13 variantsindustry13 variantsinaugurale13 variantsimmobiliser13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list