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Irrevelant or irrelevant?

Did you mean irrelevant? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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irrevelant

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irrelevant

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Correct spelling: irrelevant. Misspelling: irrevelant.

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 “irrevelant”

“irrevelant” has the right letters in the wrong places: the L and the V trade positions.

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.

What does “irrelevant” mean?

irrelevant adjective

  1. 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?

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13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“irrevelant” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from IRRELEVANT.

Irrelevant: quick answers

Is it irrevelant or irrelevant?
The correct spelling is irrelevant. “irrevelant” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell irrelevant?
Ir + relevant: double R and the ending -ant.
What does irrelevant mean?
Irrelevant means: having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue.