inregular

Inregular is a nonstandard spelling of the adjective irregular. It has appeared occasionally in English text and as a stylized form in branding and creative works. The standard spelling is irregular, and most authoritative dictionaries do not recognize inregular as a separate word.

Origin and variants: The word would logically be formed by adding the prefix in- to regular, but in English the negation of regular is normally expressed with ir-, yielding irregular. The spelling inregular is therefore a rare neoformation or typographic variant rather than a regular morphological rule.

Usage: In linguistic discussions, inregular is not used in formal analysis and is not considered part of standard terminology; it may appear in discussions of orthography or typographic experimentation. In branding and popular culture, some entities adopt Inregular as a name or stylized wordmark to convey nonconformity or irregularity. Such uses are case-specific and not indicative of standard orthography.

See also: irregular; irregular verbs; orthography; branding; typography.