impertinencia

[ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽnsja]

/[ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽnsja]/ noun

The verdict

“impertinencia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,646 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,646
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o palabra inoportuna, indiscreta o que molesta por alguna razón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impertinencia · impertinencia · Spanish

impertinencia · rank #68,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,646
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impedirán

Nearest frequency peer: impedirán (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “impertinencia”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “impertinencia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impertinencia
PropertyValue
Headwordimpertinencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽnsja]
Letters13
Frequency rank#68,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impertinencia” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).impertinenciacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “impedirán” (#68,645), “implorar” (#68,647), “improductivos” (#68,648). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impertinencia” va en #68,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impertinencia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,646 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽnsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o palabra inoportuna, indiscreta o que molesta por alguna razón.".

Zero misspellings are on record for impertinencia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is impertinencia, spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o palabra inoportuna, indiscreta o que molesta por alguna razón.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how impertinencia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El comisario, disgustado con su propia impertinencia, trató de excusarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impertinencia"?
"impertinencia" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽnsja].
What does "impertinencia" mean?
As a noun, "impertinencia" means: Acción o palabra inoportuna, indiscreta o que molesta por alguna razón.
How do you pronounce "impertinencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impertinencia" is [ĩmpeɾt̪iˈnẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impertinencia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impertinencia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list