imprudently
"imprudently" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imprudently” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imprudently · imprudently · English
imprudently · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | imprudently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “imprudently” in English
Rare enough to double-check
imprudently is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for imprudently in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From imprudent + -ly. The correct English form is imprudently, spelled I-M-P-R-U-D-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imprudently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He imprudently invested all his savings into a shady scheme and lost.
She spoke imprudently during the meeting, criticizing her boss without evidence.
Etymology
From imprudent + -ly.
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.