impertinente

/ĩ.pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/

//ĩ.pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ// adj

The verdict

“impertinente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,911 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,911
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estranho ao assunto, que não vem a propósito

Corpus desk

Index PT-impertinente · impertinente · Portuguese

impertinente · rank #62,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,911
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH ianque

Nearest frequency peer: ianque (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “impertinente”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “impertinente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impertinente
PropertyValue
Headwordimpertinente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#62,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “impertinente” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.impertinentecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ianque” (#62,909), “incorrigível” (#62,918), “incógnito” (#62,919). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “impertinente” fica em #62,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impertinente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,911 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

impertinente doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is impertinente, spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    estranho ao assunto, que não vem a propósito
  2. 2
    descabido
  3. 3
    enfadonho
  4. 4
    rabugento
  5. 5
    inconveniente

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impertinente"?
"impertinente" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/.
What does "impertinente" mean?
As an adjective, "impertinente" means: estranho ao assunto, que não vem a propósito
How do you pronounce "impertinente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impertinente" is /ĩ.pɨɾ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impertinente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impertinente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list