how to pronounce irregular

/ˌɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/

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irregular is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of irregular in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of amusing and irregular work because …”

meanings of irregular

adjective:

Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
Rough.

noun:

One who does not regularly attend a venue.
A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics.

irregular frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word irregular occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics irregular can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that irregular can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;