# intim vs item

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### intim
*adjective · IPA [ɪnˈtiːm] · frequency rank #30,133*
vertraut, eng verbunden, innerst, innerlichst

### item
*adverb · IPA [ˈiːtɛm] · frequency rank #16,743*
auf die gleiche Weise

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/intim-vs-item