# impropriety

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #39,363

## Definitions
1. The condition of being improper.
2. An improper act.
3. Improper language.

## Etymology
From French impropriété, from Latin improprietās. By surface analysis, improper + -iety or im- + propriety.

## Common misspellings (17)
`immpropriety`, `imporpriety`, `imppropriety`, `impropirety`, `improppriety`, `impropreity`, `improprietty`, `improprietyy`, `improprieyt`, `impropritey`, `improprriety`, `improrpiety`, `imprporiety`, `imprropriety`, `imrpopriety`, `ipmropriety`, `mipropriety`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impropriety