irrésolution
\i.ʁe.zɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“irrésolution” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État de celui qui demeure irrésolu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-irresolution · irrésolution · French
irrésolution · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irrésolution |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.ʁe.zɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
irrésolution is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.ʁe.zɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État de celui qui demeure irrésolu.".
Zero misspellings are on record for irrésolution in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is irrésolution, spelled I-R-R-É-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1État de celui qui demeure irrésolu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irrésolution appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sa figure, […], annonçait une agitation violente où l’orgueil semblait lutter avec l’irrésolution.
Au milieu de ces irrésolutions, le 22 avril, les républicains de Fribourg en Brisgau font prévenir les chefs des diverses colonnes qu’ils sont maîtres de la ville et qu’ils les attendent.
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.