intellektuelles

[ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs]

/[ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“intellektuelles” is uncommon German (frequency #68,362 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,362
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intellektuell

Key facts for intellektuelles
PropertyValue
Headwordintellektuelles
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs]
Letters15
Frequency rank#68,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intellektuelles” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). intellektuelles lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intellektuelles is uncommon German at frequency #68,362 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intellektuelles, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is intellektuelles, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intellektuell
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intellektuell
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intellektuell
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intellektuell

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intellektuelles"?
"intellektuelles" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs].
What does "intellektuelles" mean?
As an adjective, "intellektuelles" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intellektuell
How do you pronounce "intellektuelles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intellektuelles" is [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intellektuelles" come from?
"intellektuelles" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “intellektuelles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌɪntɛlɛktuˈɛləs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list