Intrige

/[ɪnˈtʁiːɡə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,999

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Intrige is aGermannoun. It means: bösartiger Plan mit dem Ziel, andere Menschen zu seinen eigenen Gunsten auszunutzen Pronounced [ɪnˈtʁiːɡə]. Often confused with Intrigen and intime.

Key facts for Intrige
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntrige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈtʁiːɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,999
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Intrige in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Intrige is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnˈtʁiːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,999 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "bösartiger Plan mit dem Ziel, andere Menschen zu seinen eigenen Gunsten auszunutzen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Intrige, with forms such as "inntrige", "inrtige", and "intirge". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Intrigen", "intime", "innige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Intrige, spelled I-N-T-R-I-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bösartiger Plan mit dem Ziel, andere Menschen zu seinen eigenen Gunsten auszunutzen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inntrige,inrtige,intirge,intrgie,intrieg,intrigge,intrrige,inttrige,itnrige,nitrige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Intrige

Misspelling Variants of "Intrige"

inntrige8inrtige7intirge7intrgie7intrieg7intrigge8intrrige8inttrige8
Misspelling Variants of "Intrige"

Frequency rank: #36,999 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intrige"?
"Intrige" is spelled I-N-T-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈtʁiːɡə].
What does "Intrige" mean?
As a noun, "Intrige" means: bösartiger Plan mit dem Ziel, andere Menschen zu seinen eigenen Gunsten auszunutzen
What words are commonly confused with "Intrige"?
"Intrige" is commonly confused with "Intrigen", "intime", "innige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Intrige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intrige" is [ɪnˈtʁiːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intrige" come from?
"Intrige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.