intramural

[ˌɪntʁamuˈʁaːl]

/[ˌɪntʁamuˈʁaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“intramural” 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 May 6, 2026) - innerhalb der Organwand eines Hohlorgans gelegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-intramural · intramural · German

intramural · 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 intramural
PropertyValue
Headwordintramural
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɪntʁamuˈʁaːl]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intramural” sits in German frequency

intramural falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

intramural is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪntʁamuˈʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

intramural doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is intramural, spelled I-N-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerhalb der Organwand eines Hohlorgans gelegen
  2. 2
    innerhalb der Mauern befindlich

Antonyms

extramural

This word in other languages

intramural(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intramural"?
"intramural" is spelled I-N-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪntʁamuˈʁaːl].
What does "intramural" mean?
As an adjective, "intramural" means: innerhalb der Organwand eines Hohlorgans gelegen
How do you pronounce "intramural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intramural" is [ˌɪntʁamuˈʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intramural" come from?
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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