irrespectueux

\i.ʁɛs.pɛk.tɥø\

/\i.ʁɛs.pɛk.tɥø\/ adj

The verdict

“irrespectueux” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,591. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,591
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui manque au respect, ou qui blesse le respect.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irrespectueux · irrespectueux · French

irrespectueux · rank #23,591 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,591
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH ire

Nearest frequency peer: ire (-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 « irrespectueux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « irrespectueux » 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 irrespectueux
PropertyValue
Headwordirrespectueux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁɛs.pɛk.tɥø\
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,591
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irrespectueux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).irrespectueuxse 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 « ire » (#23,590), « irakienne » (#23,589), « jauge » (#23,593). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irrespectueux » est au #23,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around irrespectueux (IPA \i.ʁɛs.pɛk.tɥø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,591 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui manque au respect, ou qui blesse le respect.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for irrespectueux, with forms such as "irerspectueux", "irespectueux", and "irrepsectueux". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is irrespectueux, spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-E-C-T-U-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui manque au respect, ou qui blesse le respect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le mot de Renan à propos de Louis-Philippe : « Il faut pardonner aux rois leur médiocrité ; ils ne se sont pas choisis » n’est pas nécessairement irrespectueux.
  2. Il se montra fort irrespectueux envers son supérieur.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irerspectueux
  • irespectueux
  • irrepsectueux
  • irresepctueux
  • irrespcetueux
  • irrespecctueux
  • irrespecteuux
  • irrespecttueux
  • irrespectueuxx
  • irrespectuexu
  • irrespectuuex
  • irrespecuteux
  • irrespetcueux
  • irresppectueux
  • irresspectueux
  • irrsepectueux
  • rirespectueux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irerspectueux2irespectueux1irrepsectueux2irresepctueux2irrespcetueux2irrespecctueux1irrespecteuux2irrespecttueux1
Edit distance from "irrespectueux"

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 "irrespectueux"?
"irrespectueux" is spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-E-C-T-U-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁɛs.pɛk.tɥø\.
What does "irrespectueux" mean?
As an adjective, "irrespectueux" means: Qui manque au respect, ou qui blesse le respect.
What are common misspellings of "irrespectueux"?
Common misspellings include "irerspectueux", "irespectueux", "irrepsectueux", "irresepctueux", "irrespcetueux". The correct spelling is "irrespectueux".
How do you pronounce "irrespectueux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrespectueux" is \i.ʁɛs.pɛk.tɥø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrespectueux" come from?
"irrespectueux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list