imprudemment

\ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“imprudemment” is uncommon French (frequency #65,225 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,225
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avec imprudence.

Key facts for imprudemment
PropertyValue
Headwordimprudemment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imprudemment” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). imprudemment lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imprudemment is uncommon French at frequency #65,225 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec imprudence.".

imprudemment has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is imprudemment, spelled I-M-P-R-U-D-E-M-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec imprudence.

Synonyms

aveuglémentinconsidérémentà la légère

Antonyms

prudemment

This word in other languages

imprudently(English)leichtsinnig(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imprudemment"?
"imprudemment" is spelled I-M-P-R-U-D-E-M-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\.
What does "imprudemment" mean?
As an adverb, "imprudemment" means: Avec imprudence.
How do you pronounce "imprudemment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imprudemment" is \ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imprudemment" come from?
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Using “imprudemment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M-P-R-U-D-E-M-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.pʁy.da.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list