impudence
French, noun/ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s/
impudence is spelled I-M-P-U-D-E-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 66,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impudence is a French feminine noun meaning “impudence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manque de pudeur ; effronterie extrême”.
What does impudence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimpudence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manque de pudeur ; effronterie extrême. 2. Action et parole impudentes.
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 impudence
- impudences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impudence?
- /ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.py.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 impudence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impudence in French?
impudence appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).