How to spell irresistible
irresistible
Irresistible is spelled I-R-R-E-S-I-S-T-I-B-L-E.
Not irresistable or irrisistible.
Why is irresistible easy to misspell?
The word irresistible has two Rs and ends -ible, and the misspelling irresistable writes -able. Resist stands as a word on its own, yet this word takes the less common ending.
-able and -ible sound identical, so the ending has to be learned rather than heard. -able is the commoner of the two, and usually follows a part that can stand as a word on its own.
ir + resist + ible
What does irresistible mean?
adjective. too tempting or attractive to be resisted
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