impropio
Spanish, adjective/imˈpɾopjo/
impropio is spelled I-M-P-R-O-P-I-O (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,452nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impropio is a Spanish adjective meaning “unseemly, improper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lo que está falto de las cualidades que le convendrían, según las circunstancias”.
What does impropio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unseemly, improper
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Lo que está falto de las cualidades que le convendrían, según las circunstancias. 2. Ajeno o extraño de la persona, cosa o las circunstancias.
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 impropio
- impropia feminine
- impropios masculine plural
- impropias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impropio?
- /imˈpɾopjo/
- [ĩmˈpɾo.pjo]
- [ĩmˈpɾopjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impropio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impropio in Spanish?
impropio appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).