irregular

adj

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The verdict

“irregular” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,206
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão

Corpus desk

Index PT-irregular · irregular · Portuguese

irregular · rank #9,206 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,206
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH instabilidade

Nearest frequency peer: instabilidade (-2 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 “irregular”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “irregular” 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 irregular
PropertyValue
Headwordirregular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,206
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “irregular”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).irregularcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “instabilidade” (#9,204), “Jamaica” (#9,208), “indenização” (#9,203). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “irregular” fica em #9,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around irregular, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,206 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for irregular, with forms such as "iregular", "irergular", and "irreggular". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is irregular, spelled I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Existem muitos verbos irregulares na língua portuguesa.

Synonyms

anormalatípicodesregularincomumvariável

Antonyms

comuminvariávelnormalregulartípico

This word in other languages

irregular(English)irregular(Español)irregulier(Français)irregulär(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iregular
  • irergular
  • irreggular
  • irregluar
  • irregualr
  • irregularr
  • irregullar
  • irregulra
  • irreuglar
  • irrgeular
  • riregular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irregular - 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.

iregular1irergular2irreggular1irregluar2irregualr2irregularr1irregullar1irregulra2
Edit distance from "irregular"

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 "irregular"?
"irregular" is spelled I-R-R-E-G-U-L-A-R.
What does "irregular" mean?
As an adjective, "irregular" means: que não tem regularidade, quebrando uma série, um padrão
What are common misspellings of "irregular"?
Common misspellings include "iregular", "irergular", "irreggular", "irregluar", "irregualr". The correct spelling is "irregular".
What language does "irregular" come from?
"irregular" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flagrante#9,192convicção#9,165compensar#9,156cerimónia#9,152

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

forçando11 variantsestudado11 variantspavilhão11 variantsdiâmetro11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list