irracional

adj

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The verdict

“irracional” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,318
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não racional, infundado, absurdo

Corpus desk

Index PT-irracional · irracional · Portuguese

irracional · rank #16,318 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,318
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH impressora

Nearest frequency peer: impressora (-6 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “irracional”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “irracional” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for irracional
PropertyValue
Headwordirracional
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,318
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “irracional”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).irracionalcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “impressora” (#16,312), “kung” (#16,325), “lagarto” (#16,326). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “irracional” fica em #16,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around irracional, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,318 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for irracional, with forms such as "iracional", "irarcional", and "irraccional". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is irracional, spelled I-R-R-A-C-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    não racional, infundado, absurdo
  2. 2
    que não raciocina
  3. 3
    contrário à razão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A notícia de que Jair Bolsonaro, depois de tanto desafiar as regras de bom senso em uma pandemia, foi contaminado pelo novo coronavírus deflagrou um outro surto: a ira irracional daqueles que colocam adesivos antifascistas em seus perfis nas redes sociais e passaram a desejar a morte do presidente da República.

Synonyms

ilógicoinsensato

This word in other languages

irrational(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iracional
  • irarcional
  • irraccional
  • irracinoal
  • irracioanl
  • irracionall
  • irracionla
  • irracionnal
  • irracoinal
  • irraiconal
  • irrcaional
  • riracional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irracional - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iracional1irarcional2irraccional1irracinoal2irracioanl2irracionall1irracionla2irracionnal1
Edit distance from "irracional"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irracional"?
"irracional" is spelled I-R-R-A-C-I-O-N-A-L.
What does "irracional" mean?
As an adjective, "irracional" means: não racional, infundado, absurdo
What are common misspellings of "irracional"?
Common misspellings include "iracional", "irarcional", "irraccional", "irracinoal", "irracioanl". The correct spelling is "irracional".
What language does "irracional" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impressora#16,312perfuração#16,364roteirista#16,388aproximado#16,221

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

conserva12 variantssanguíneo12 variantsBotswana12 variantsanonimato12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list