impunity
/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/noun
impunity is spelled I-M-P-U-N-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impunity means “Exemption from punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impunity is impunities.
How many letters and syllables are in impunity?
| Letters | 8: I-M-P-U-N-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impunity?
Impunity appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce impunity?
- /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/
Impunity has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-impunity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impunity
- impunities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impunity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Exemption from punishment.
- 2
Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impunity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impunité |
| German | Straflosigkeit, Straffreiheit |
| Portuguese | impunidade , imunidade |
| Spanish | impunidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impunity come from?
From Middle French impunité, from Latin impunitas, from impunis (“without punishment”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).