Intimfeind
[ɪnˈtiːmˌfaɪ̯nt]
The verdict
“Intimfeind” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Person, die ganz persönlich als feindlich gesinnt empfunden wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-intimfeind · Intimfeind · German
Intimfeind · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Intimfeind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnˈtiːmˌfaɪ̯nt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Intimfeind“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Intimfeind is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnˈtiːmˌfaɪ̯nt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ganz persönlich als feindlich gesinnt empfunden wird".
Intimfeind doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Intimfeind, spelled I-N-T-I-M-F-E-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1Person, die ganz persönlich als feindlich gesinnt empfunden wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Intimfeind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Intimfeind muss erwähnt werden: der Schriftsteller Thomas Bernhard.“
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.