impudence

\ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\

/\ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“impudence” is an uncommon French word, ranked #66,818 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,818
frequency rank, French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Manque de pudeur ; effronterie extrême.

Key facts for impudence
PropertyValue
Headwordimpudence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “impudence” 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). impudence lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for impudence is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #66,818 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for impudence, 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is impudence, spelled I-M-P-U-D-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manque de pudeur ; effronterie extrême.
  2. 2
    Action et parole impudentes.

This word in other languages

impudence(English)descaro(Español)Dreistheit(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 "impudence"?
"impudence" is spelled I-M-P-U-D-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\.
What does "impudence" mean?
As a noun, "impudence" means: Manque de pudeur ; effronterie extrême.
How do you pronounce "impudence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impudence" is \ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impudence" come from?
"impudence" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “impudence”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M-P-U-D-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.py.dɑ̃s\ (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
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