intact
/ɪnˈtækt/adjective
intact is spelled I-N-T-A-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, intact means “Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intact?
| Letters | 6: I-N-T-A-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intact?
Intact appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intact?
- /ɪnˈtækt/
Intact has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intact.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intact
- more intact comparative
- most intact superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intact mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.
I packed my belongings carefully so that they would survive the move intact.
- 2
Virginal; having an intact hymen.
- 3
Uncircumcised; having an intact foreskin.
- 4
Not castrated.
an intact bull
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intact in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense untouched:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intact come from?
From Middle French intact, from Latin intact(us).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).