immodestie
\i.mɔ.dɛs.ti\
The verdict
“immodestie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque de modestie, de bienséance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-immodestie · immodestie · French
immodestie · 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
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 | immodestie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.mɔ.dɛs.ti\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
immodestie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.mɔ.dɛs.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for immodestie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is immodestie, spelled I-M-M-O-D-E-S-T-I-E.
Definition
- 1Manque de modestie, de bienséance.
- 2Manque de pudeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how immodestie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Plus grand et plus large d’épaules que mon moi européen, l’Américain pèse 6 kilos de plus, vit au grand air, ne craignant pas l’alcool et plein d’immodestie.
C’est une chose honteuse que l’immodestie de la plupart des chrétiens à l’église.
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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.