# intact

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtækt/ · frequency rank #7,351

## Definitions
1. Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.
2. Virginal; having an intact hymen.
3. Uncircumcised; having an intact foreskin.
4. Not castrated.

## Etymology
From Middle French intact, from Latin intact(us).

## Easily confused with
- **intent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intact-vs-intent)
- **intake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intact-vs-intake)
- **interact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intact-vs-interact)
- **impact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impact-vs-intact)
- **infant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infant-vs-intact)
- **insect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insect-vs-intact)
- **inject** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inject-vs-intact)
- **infect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infect-vs-intact)
- **indict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indict-vs-intact)
- **instant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instant-vs-intact)

## Common misspellings (9)
`inatct`, `inntact`, `intacct`, `intactt`, `intatc`, `intcat`, `inttact`, `itnact`, `nitact`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intact