indécence
French, noun/ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃s/
indécence is spelled I-N-D-É-C-E-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indécence is a French feminine noun meaning “indecency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Caractère de ce qui est indécent”.
What does indécence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineindecency
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Caractère de ce qui est indécent. 2. Action ou propos indécent.
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 indécence
- indécences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indécence?
- /ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indécence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indécence in French?
indécence 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).