irrelevant
\ˈɪʁɛləˌvant\
The verdict
“irrelevant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas pertinent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-irrelevant · irrelevant · French
irrelevant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | irrelevant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɪʁɛləˌvant\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
irrelevant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɪʁɛləˌvant\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’est pas pertinent.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for irrelevant in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is irrelevant, spelled I-R-R-E-L-E-V-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas pertinent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how irrelevant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Große, etablierte Gewerkschaften gelten in den USA als eingerostete, träge Apparate und werden oft als irrelevant betrachtet, angesichts des Niedergangs der verarbeitenden Industrie.
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.