impoli
French, adjective/ɛ̃.pɔ.li/
impoli is spelled I-M-P-O-L-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impoli is a French adjective meaning “rude; impolite (bad-mannered)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est sans politesse”.
What does impoli mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rude; impolite (bad-mannered)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est sans politesse.
noun: 1. Personne qui n’a aucune politesse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of impoli
- impolie feminine
- impolis masculine plural
- impolies feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impoli?
- /ɛ̃.pɔ.li/
- \ɛ̃.pɔ.li\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impoli
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impoli in French?
impoli appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).