irresponsable
French, adjective/i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl/
irresponsable is spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E (13 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Irresponsable is a French adjective meaning “exempt from legal responsibility, from being held accountable; irresponsible (in a sense now rare in English)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’a pas à répondre de ses actes”.
What does irresponsable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
exempt from legal responsibility, from being held accountable; irresponsible (in a sense now rare in English)
- 2
irresponsible, failing to uphold one's responsibilities
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’a pas à répondre de ses actes. 2. Qui n’assume pas ses responsabilités, qui cause du tort sans s’en inquiéter.
noun: 1. Personne qui n’a pas à répondre de ses actes. 2. Personne qui n’assume pas ses responsabilités ou qui cause du tort sans s’en inquiéter.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of irresponsable
- irresponsables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce irresponsable?
- /i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl/
- \i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to irresponsable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is irresponsable in French?
irresponsable appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).