impolitic
/ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/
"impolitic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“impolitic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not in accordance with good policy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-impolitic · impolitic · English
impolitic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | impolitic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “impolitic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
impolitic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not in accordance with good policy.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for impolitic, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From im- + politic. The correct English form is impolitic, spelled I-M-P-O-L-I-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Not in accordance with good policy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how impolitic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On at least one such occasion, in L.N.E.R. days, I discovered later that what I had written was precisely what the authorities wanted to be said, though it would have been highly impolitic for my chief to have given me this information rather than the formal reproof that I received!
Even when it was impolitic to admire, let alone name, Evagrius, his descriptions of progress in the spiritual life could not be and were not ignored […].
Etymology
From im- + politic.
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.