indecorous
adjective
indecorous is spelled I-N-D-E-C-O-R-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indecorous means “Improper, immodest, or indecent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indecorous?
| Letters | 10: I-N-D-E-C-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is indecorous?
Indecorous appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 indecorous?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-indecorous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of indecorous
- more indecorous comparative
- most indecorous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indecorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Improper, immodest, or indecent.
Fact is that papers being locked away for 50-plus years is indecorous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indecorous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense improper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indécent |
| Portuguese | indecoroso |
| Spanish | indecoroso |
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 indecorous come from?
By surface analysis, in- + decorous; or, Latin indecōrus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).