impecunious
/ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/
"impecunious" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“impecunious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking money.
Corpus desk
Index EN-impecunious · impecunious · English
impecunious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | impecunious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “impecunious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
impecunious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lacking money.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for impecunious, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”). The correct English form is impecunious, spelled I-M-P-E-C-U-N-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Lacking money.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how impecunious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When I, good friends, was called to the bar, I'd an appetite fresh and hearty, But I was, as many young barristers are, An impecunious party.
"Then what became of her?" "Her? Which 'her'? The park is full of 'hers.'" "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff." "Not improbably. I presume she does sometimes take the air. And possibly she may be the happy owner of a Gainsborough hat with green feathers." "Don't be frivolous, please. S…
Etymology
From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
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.