irréfutable

\i.ʁe.fy.tabl\

/\i.ʁe.fy.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“irréfutable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,452
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas susceptible de réfutation, qui ne peut être contredit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irrefutable · irréfutable · French

irréfutable · rank #32,452 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,452
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH invoquée

Nearest frequency peer: invoquée (-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 « irréfutable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « irréfutable » 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
Key facts for irréfutable
PropertyValue
Headwordirréfutable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁe.fy.tabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,452
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irréfutable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.irréfutablese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « invoquée » (#32,451), « jacquet » (#32,453), « intraveineuse » (#32,450). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irréfutable » est au #32,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around irréfutable (IPA \i.ʁe.fy.tabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,452 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for irréfutable, with forms such as "irrefutable", "irrféutable", and "irréffutable". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 irréfutable, spelled I-R-R-É-F-U-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas susceptible de réfutation, qui ne peut être contredit.
  2. 2
    Qui est jugé non scientifique du fait de son caractère invérifiable ou non testable, bien qu'il soit impossible de prouver sa fausseté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et elle tira de son sein une vieille enveloppe toute jaunie et déchirée, qu'elle brandit comme une arme, comme un irréfutable témoignage…
  2. — C’est irréfutable, dit Pierson de sa voix douce et têtue. — Comme les preuves de l’existence de Dieu. C’est irréfutable, et ça ne convainc que les gens qui croient déjà en Dieu. Et remarque, je ne sais même pas si elles sont vraiment irréfutables, ces preuves.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irrefutable
  • irrféutable
  • irréffutable
  • irréftuable
  • irréfuatble
  • irréfutabble
  • irréfutabel
  • irréfutablle
  • irréfutalbe
  • irréfutbale
  • irréfuttable
  • irréuftable
  • iréfutable
  • irérfutable
  • riréfutable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irréfutable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irrefutable1irrféutable2irréffutable1irréftuable2irréfuatble2irréfutabble1irréfutabel2irréfutablle1
Edit distance from "irréfutable"

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 "irréfutable"?
"irréfutable" is spelled I-R-R-É-F-U-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁe.fy.tabl\.
What does "irréfutable" mean?
As an adjective, "irréfutable" means: Qui n’est pas susceptible de réfutation, qui ne peut être contredit.
What are common misspellings of "irréfutable"?
Common misspellings include "irrefutable", "irrféutable", "irréffutable", "irréftuable", "irréfuatble". The correct spelling is "irréfutable".
How do you pronounce "irréfutable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irréfutable" is \i.ʁe.fy.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list