impertinent
[ɪmpɛʁtiˈnɛnt]
The verdict
“impertinent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufdringlich, dummdreist, unverschämt, vorlaut
Corpus desk
Index DE-impertinent · impertinent · German
impertinent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impertinent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪmpɛʁtiˈnɛnt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „impertinent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
impertinent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪmpɛʁtiˈnɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufdringlich, dummdreist, unverschämt, vorlaut".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for impertinent, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is impertinent, spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1aufdringlich, dummdreist, unverschämt, vorlaut
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how impertinent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Etwas an dieser Antwort kam Humboldt impertinent vor, doch er war zu müde, um darüber nachzudenken.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.