irresponsable

\i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\

/\i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“irresponsable” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,290
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’a pas à répondre de ses actes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irresponsable · irresponsable · French

irresponsable · rank #14,290 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,290
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intéressait

Nearest frequency peer: intéressait (-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 « irresponsable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « irresponsable » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

irresponsable vs irresponsables
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for irresponsable
PropertyValue
Headwordirresponsable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\
Letters13
Frequency rank#14,290
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irresponsable »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).irresponsablese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intéressait » (#14,289), « irréprochable » (#14,291), « internat » (#14,288). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irresponsable » est au #14,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around irresponsable (IPA \i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,290 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for irresponsable, with forms such as "irersponsable", "iresponsable", and "irrepsonsable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "irresponsables", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is irresponsable, spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’a pas à répondre de ses actes.
  2. 2
    Qui n’assume pas ses responsabilités, qui cause du tort sans s’en inquiéter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il pensait l'apaiser, même le lier, en lui accordant ce que peu de chefs de gouvernement auraient concédé au chef de l'État irresponsable.
  2. Par expertise médicale, on entend expertise psychiatrique, pour déceler un éventuel trouble de la personnalité nécessitant des mesures de suivi sur le long terme, ce que la loi appelle l’injonction de soin, voire le suivi socio-judiciaire pour les infractions les plus graves, voire une maladie mentale pouvant affecter le discernement de l’auteur, parfois…

This word in other languages

unaccountable(English)irresponsable(Español)unzurechnungsfähig(Deutsch)irresponsável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irersponsable
  • iresponsable
  • irrepsonsable
  • irresopnsable
  • irrespnosable
  • irresponasble
  • irresponnsable
  • irresponsabble
  • irresponsabel
  • irresponsablle
  • irresponsalbe
  • irresponsbale
  • irresponssable
  • irresposnable
  • irrespponsable
  • irressponsable
  • irrseponsable
  • riresponsable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irersponsable2iresponsable1irrepsonsable2irresopnsable2irrespnosable2irresponasble2irresponnsable1irresponsabble1
Edit distance from "irresponsable"

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 "irresponsable"?
"irresponsable" is spelled I-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\.
What does "irresponsable" mean?
As an adjective, "irresponsable" means: Qui n’a pas à répondre de ses actes.
What words are commonly confused with "irresponsable"?
"irresponsable" is commonly confused with "irresponsables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "irresponsable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irresponsable" is \i.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irresponsable" come from?
"irresponsable" 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 "irresponsable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

irréprochable#14,291décomposition#14,249augmentations#14,417commémoration#14,431

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

délibération18 variantsprovinciales18 variantschroniqueurs18 variantsrecouvrement18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list