intim

[ɪnˈtiːm]

/[ɪnˈtiːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“intim” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,133
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vertraut, eng verbunden, innerst, innerlichst

Corpus desk

Index DE-intim · intim · German

intim · rank #30,133 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,133
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Intervall

Nearest frequency peer: Intervall (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „intim“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „intim“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intim vs into
60% similar
intim vs item
60% similar
intim vs intus
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intim
PropertyValue
Headwordintim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnˈtiːm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,133
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „intim“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).intimliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Intervall“ (#30,132), „Islams“ (#30,134), „interkulturellen“ (#30,131). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „intim“ bei #30,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around intim (IPA [ɪnˈtiːm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,133 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for intim, with forms such as "initm", "inntim", and "intimm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "into", "item", "intus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is intim, spelled I-N-T-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    vertraut, eng verbunden, innerst, innerlichst
  2. 2
    sexuell, das Sexuelle oder die Geschlechtsteile betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Von Schiller und Goethe wird behauptet, dass sie eine intime Freundschaft pflegten.
  2. Er gilt als intimer Kenner der deutschsprachigen Theaterszene.

Synonyms

vertraut

This word in other languages

intimate(English)íntimo(Español)intime(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initm
  • inntim
  • intimm
  • intmi
  • inttim
  • itnim
  • nitim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intim - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

initm2inntim1intimm1intmi2inttim1itnim2nitim2
Edit distance from "intim"

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 "intim"?
"intim" is spelled I-N-T-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈtiːm].
What does "intim" mean?
As an adjective, "intim" means: vertraut, eng verbunden, innerst, innerlichst
What words are commonly confused with "intim"?
"intim" is commonly confused with "into", "item", "intus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intim" is [ɪnˈtiːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intim" come from?
"intim" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Knick#30,149Halts#30,104guard#30,100Laube#30,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

frommen7 variantsMotel7 variantsNullen7 variantsRothe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list