Impertinenz
German, noun[ɪmpɛʁtiˈnɛnt͡s]
Impertinenz is spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-Z (11 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impertinenz is a German feminine noun meaning “infamy, intrusiveness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “impertinente, unverschämte Art”.
What does Impertinenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinfamy, intrusiveness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. impertinente, unverschämte Art 2. impertinente Aussage oder Handlung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Impertinenz
- Impertinenzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Impertinenz?
- [ɪmpɛʁtiˈnɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Impertinenz in German?
Impertinenz appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).