indecent
/ɪnˈdi.sənt/adjective
indecent is spelled I-N-D-E-C-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indecent means “Offensive to good taste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indecent?
| Letters | 8: I-N-D-E-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is indecent?
Indecent appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 indecent?
- UK /ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/
- US /ɪnˈdi.sənt/
- Australia /ɪnˈdiː.sənt/
Indecent has 3 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-indecent.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-indecent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with indecent?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as indecent from its last stressed vowel (/isənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of indecent
- more indecent comparative
- most indecent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indecent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Offensive to good taste.
indecent comment
- 2
Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
- 3
Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indecent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indécent |
| German | unanständig , unkonventionell, unschicklich |
| Portuguese | indecente |
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 indecent come from?
From in- + decent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).