impious
im·pi·ous/ˈɪmpi.əs/adjective
impious is spelled I-M-P-I-O-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables (im·pi·ous). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impious means “Not pious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impious?
| Letters | 7: I-M-P-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: im·pi·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impious?
Impious appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce impious?
- /ˈɪmpi.əs/
- /ɪmˈpaɪəs/
Impious has 3 syllables, split im·pi·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-impious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impious
- more impious comparative
- most impious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not pious.
- 2
Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not pious:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impious come from?
From Latin impius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).