imprudence
French, noun/ɛ̃.pʁy.dɑ̃s/
imprudence is spelled I-M-P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Imprudence is a French feminine noun meaning “imprudence, rashness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Défaut de prudence”.
What does imprudence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimprudence, rashness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Défaut de prudence. 2. Action ou parole imprudentes.
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 imprudence
- imprudences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imprudence?
- /ɛ̃.pʁy.dɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.pʁy.dɑ̃s\
- [ɛ̃.pʁy.dɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imprudence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imprudence in French?
imprudence 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).