Which to use
“intim” and “intime” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,133
- “intim” frequency rank
- #27,789
- “intime” frequency rank
- 57922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intim | intime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vertraut, eng verbunden, innerst, innerlichst | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs intim |
Where the eye mixes intim and intime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intim and intime
A purely visual mix-up. intim ([ɪnˈtiːm]) and intime ([ɪnˈtiːmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intim” sits inside “intime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intim is recorded at frequency rank #30,133, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtiːm]. intime is at rank #27,789, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtiːmə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57922, this pair ranks #882,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intim vs intime
Shared letters: imnt. Private to "intim": -. Private to "intime": e.
"intim" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "intime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intim" and "intime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intim" or "intime"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intim" and "intime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #882,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intim" and "intime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innige vs intime". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #882,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.