irremediable

\i.re.meˈðja.βle\

/\i.re.meˈðja.βle\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Irrémédiable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irremediable · irremediable · French

irremediable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 irremediable
PropertyValue
Headwordirremediable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.re.meˈðja.βle\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “irremediable” sits in French frequency

irremediable falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

irremediable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.re.meˈðja.βle\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Irrémédiable.".

Zero misspellings are on record for irremediable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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, 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 irremediable, spelled I-R-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Irrémédiable.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irremediable"?
"irremediable" is spelled I-R-R-E-M-E-D-I-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.re.meˈðja.βle\.
What does "irremediable" mean?
As an adjective, "irremediable" means: Irrémédiable.
How do you pronounce "irremediable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irremediable" is \i.re.meˈðja.βle\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irremediable" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list