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indécent

French, adjective/ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃/

indécent is spelled I-N-D-É-C-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,802nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indécent is a French adjective meaning “indecent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui blesse la pudeur”.

What does indécent mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    indecent

  2. 2

    ungodly

    à une heure indécente

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui blesse la pudeur. 2. Qui est contraire aux bienséances.

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 indécent

  • indécente feminine
  • indécents masculine plural
  • indécentes feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce indécent?

  • /ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃/
  • \ɛ̃.de.sɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to indécent

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is indécent in French?

indécent appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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