Which to use
“intime” and “intimen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,789
- “intime” frequency rank
- #33,659
- “intimen” frequency rank
- 61448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intime | intimen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs intim | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intim |
Where the eye mixes intime and intimen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: intime vs intimen
A purely visual mix-up. intime ([ɪnˈtiːmə]) and intimen ([ɪnˈtiːmən]) 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) - “intime” sits inside “intimen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intime is recorded at frequency rank #27,789, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtiːmə]. intimen is at rank #33,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnˈtiːmən].
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 61448, this pair ranks #749,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intime vs intimen
Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "intime": -. Private to "intimen": -.
"intime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "intimen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intime" and "intimen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intime" vs "intimen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #749,374 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intime" and "intimen" 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 #749,374 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.