indecorous
"indecorous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“indecorous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Improper, immodest, or indecent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-indecorous · indecorous · English
indecorous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indecorous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “indecorous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
indecorous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Improper, immodest, or indecent.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for indecorous, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, in- + decorous; or, Latin indecōrus. The correct English form is indecorous, spelled I-N-D-E-C-O-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Improper, immodest, or indecent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how indecorous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fact is that papers being locked away for 50-plus years is indecorous.
Etymology
By surface analysis, in- + decorous; or, Latin indecōrus.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.