imprudent

/ɪmˈpɹudənt/

//ɪmˈpɹudənt// adj

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"imprudent" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“imprudent” is uncommon English (frequency #62,993 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,993
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-imprudent · imprudent · English

imprudent · rank #62,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,993
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH incoherently

Nearest frequency peer: incoherently (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “imprudent”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “imprudent” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for imprudent
PropertyValue
Headwordimprudent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪmˈpɹudənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “imprudent” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).imprudentfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “incoherently” (#62,994), “impermissible” (#62,991), “independant” (#62,996). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “imprudent” is #62,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imprudent is uncommon English at frequency #62,993 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪmˈpɹudənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for imprudent in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”). The correct English form is imprudent, spelled I-M-P-R-U-D-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how imprudent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.
  2. ‘It was a most 'imprudent thing to go up Helvellyn in such weather,’ said Fräulein Müller, shaking her head gloomily as she ate her fish.

Etymology

From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”).

This word in other languages

imprudente(Español)imprudent(Français)unklug(Deutsch)imprudente(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imprudent"?
"imprudent" is spelled I-M-P-R-U-D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹudənt/.
What does "imprudent" mean?
As an adjective, "imprudent" means: Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
How do you pronounce "imprudent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imprudent" is /ɪmˈpɹudənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "imprudent"?
From Middle French imprudent, from Latin imprūdens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + prūdens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imprudent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imperator#62,989interdict#62,999Jonestown#63,012Hindmarsh#62,970

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list