impudently

adv

"impudently" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“impudently” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an impudent manner; with unblushing effrontery; insolently.

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Index EN-impudently · impudently · English

impudently · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for impudently
PropertyValue
Headwordimpudently
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “impudently” in English

impudentlyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impudently is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an impudent manner; with unblushing effrontery; insolently.".

No misspelling variants are generated for impudently in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From impudent + -ly. The correct English form is impudently, spelled I-M-P-U-D-E-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an impudent manner; with unblushing effrontery; insolently.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]
  2. 'Oh certainly,' retorted Tinette impudently, as she flounced out of the room.

Etymology

From impudent + -ly.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impudently"?
"impudently" is spelled I-M-P-U-D-E-N-T-L-Y.
What does "impudently" mean?
As an adverb, "impudently" means: In an impudent manner; with unblushing effrontery; insolently.
What is the origin of the word "impudently"?
From impudent + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list