impropiamente
Spanish, adverb/imˌpɾopjaˈmente/
impropiamente is spelled I-M-P-R-O-P-I-A-M-E-N-T-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 133,746th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impropiamente is a Spanish adverb meaning “inappropriately; improperly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De un modo impropio”.
What does impropiamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
inappropriately; improperly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. De un modo impropio
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of impropiamente
- impropriamente alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impropiamente?
- /imˌpɾopjaˈmente/
- [ĩmˌpɾo.pjaˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- [ĩmˌpɾopjaˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impropiamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impropiamente in Spanish?
impropiamente appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).