# intimately vs intricately

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### intimately
*adverb · IPA /ˈɪntɪmətli/ · frequency rank #21,247*
In an intimate manner.

### intricately
*adverb · frequency rank #40,297*
In an intricate manner; with involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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