irrespirable

\i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\

/\i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“irrespirable” is uncommon French (frequency #53,419 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,419
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui ne peut servir à la respiration.

Key facts for irrespirable
PropertyValue
Headwordirrespirable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “irrespirable” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). irrespirable lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irrespirable is uncommon French at frequency #53,419 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for irrespirable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 irrespirable, spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-I-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut servir à la respiration.
  2. 2
    Qui ne peut être respiré qu’avec danger.
  3. 3
    Insupportable, lourd, pesant.

This word in other languages

unbreathable(English)irrespirável(Português)

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 "irrespirable"?
"irrespirable" is spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-I-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\.
What does "irrespirable" mean?
As an adjective, "irrespirable" means: Qui ne peut servir à la respiration.
How do you pronounce "irrespirable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrespirable" is \i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrespirable" come from?
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Using “irrespirable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-R-R-E-S-P-I-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list