intestinal

[ɪntɛstiˈnaːl]

/[ɪntɛstiˈnaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“intestinal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Darmkanal gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-intestinal · intestinal · German

intestinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for intestinal
PropertyValue
Headwordintestinal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪntɛstiˈnaːl]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „intestinal“ im Deutschen

intestinalschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intestinal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪntɛstiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Darmkanal gehörend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intestinal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is intestinal, spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Darmkanal gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how intestinal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seine wissenschaftlichen Schwerpunkte sieht der Mediziner im Bereich Stoffwechsel und Ernährung, intestinale Barriere, Onkologie sowie Hepatologie.
  2. Studienleiter Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lutz-Henning Block, Leiter der klinischen Abteilung für Pulmologie an der Wiener Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin IV: "Bei der verwendeten Substanz handelt es sich um das körpereigene Hormon vasoaktives intestinales Peptid, kurz VIP."

Synonyms

Darm-enteral

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intestinal"?
"intestinal" is spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɛstiˈnaːl].
What does "intestinal" mean?
As an adjective, "intestinal" means: zum Darmkanal gehörend
How do you pronounce "intestinal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intestinal" is [ɪntɛstiˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intestinal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list