Irrelevent or irrelevant?
Did you mean irrelevant? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
irrelevent
Correct
irrelevant
Correct spelling: irrelevant. Misspelling: irrelevent.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Ir + relevant: double R and the ending -ant.
Why people write “irrelevent”
The endings -ant and -ent are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ant.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make irrelevant automatic.
Other misspellings of “irrelevant”
People also write “irrevelant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“irrevelant”
Correct spelling: irrelevant. Misspelling: irrevelant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“irrevelant” has the right letters in the wrong places: the L and the V trade positions.
What does “irrelevant” mean?
irrelevant adjective
- having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
“an irrelevant comment”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Irrelevant” in a sentence
- That detail is irrelevant.
- An irrelevant comment.
Is “irrelevant” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“irrelevent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from IRRELEVANT.