# inappropriate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/ · frequency rank #7,235

## Definitions
1. Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
2. Improper; adult; sexual.
3. (of an action or thing) vile or unpleasant; repulsive.
4. Too vile.

## Etymology
From in- + appropriate.

## Easily confused with
- **inappropriately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inappropriate-vs-inappropriately)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ianppropriate`, `inapporpriate`, `inappropirate`, `inapproppriate`, `inappropraite`, `inappropriaet`, `inappropriatte`, `inappropritae`, `inapproprriate`, `inapprorpiate`, `inapprporiate`, `inapprropriate`, `inapropriate`, `inaprpopriate`, `innappropriate`, `inpapropriate`, `niappropriate`

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