irréconciliable
\i.ʁe.kɔ̃.si.ljabl\
The verdict
“irréconciliable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on ne peut réconcilier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-irreconciliable · irréconciliable · French
irréconciliable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irréconciliable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.ʁe.kɔ̃.si.ljabl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
irréconciliable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ʁe.kɔ̃.si.ljabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qu’on ne peut réconcilier.".
Zero misspellings are on record for irréconciliable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is irréconciliable, spelled I-R-R-É-C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qu’on ne peut réconcilier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irréconciliable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On remarqua beaucoup, à Plassans, une série d’attaques dirigées par le fils contre les personnes que le père recevait chaque soir dans le fameux salon jaune. La richesse des Roudier et des Granoux exaspérait Aristide au point de lui faire perdre toute prudence. Poussé par ses aigreurs jalouses d’affamé, il s’était fait de la bourgeoisie une ennemie irréco…
De là, elle concluait que tous les roumis étaient les ennemis irréconciliables des Arabes.
This word in other languages
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.