irrévocable

\i.ʁe.vɔ.kabl\

/\i.ʁe.vɔ.kabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“irrévocable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,315
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut être révoqué.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irrevocable · irrévocable · French

irrévocable · rank #33,315 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,315
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH IRC

Nearest frequency peer: IRC (-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 « irrévocable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « irrévocable » 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 irrévocable
PropertyValue
Headwordirrévocable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁe.vɔ.kabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,315
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irrévocable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.irrévocablese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « IRC » (#33,314), « Jagger » (#33,316), « inversés » (#33,313). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irrévocable » est au #33,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around irrévocable (IPA \i.ʁe.vɔ.kabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,315 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui ne peut être révoqué.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for irrévocable, with forms such as "irrevocable", "irrvéocable", and "irréovcable". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is irrévocable, spelled I-R-R-É-V-O-C-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être révoqué.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au petit matin, juste à l’instant précis où il trempa délicatement son muffin tartiné de beurre de Nailsea dans son Earl Grey préféré, il prit la décision irrévocable de traverser l’Atlantique pour rejoindre le Pacifique.
  2. Beaux serments, jeunes résolutions irrévocables, et que le temps efface et anéantit bien vite, comme tout le reste !...

This word in other languages

irrevocable(English)unwiderruflich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irrevocable
  • irrvéocable
  • irréovcable
  • irrévcoable
  • irrévoacble
  • irrévocabble
  • irrévocabel
  • irrévocablle
  • irrévocalbe
  • irrévocbale
  • irrévoccable
  • irrévvocable
  • irérvocable
  • irévocable
  • rirévocable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irrévocable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

irrevocable1irrvéocable2irréovcable2irrévcoable2irrévoacble2irrévocabble1irrévocabel2irrévocablle1
Edit distance from "irrévocable"

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 "irrévocable"?
"irrévocable" is spelled I-R-R-É-V-O-C-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁe.vɔ.kabl\.
What does "irrévocable" mean?
As an adjective, "irrévocable" means: Qui ne peut être révoqué.
What are common misspellings of "irrévocable"?
Common misspellings include "irrevocable", "irrvéocable", "irréovcable", "irrévcoable", "irrévoacble". The correct spelling is "irrévocable".
How do you pronounce "irrévocable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrévocable" is \i.ʁe.vɔ.kabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrévocable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

imposantes15 variantsfourchettes15 variantsnaturalisé15 variantsnéophytes15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list