intake
/ˈɪnteɪk/noun, verb
intake is spelled I-N-T-A-K-E: 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 a noun, intake means “The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intake is intakes.
How many letters and syllables are in intake?
| Letters | 6: I-N-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is intake?
Intake 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 intake?
- US /ˈɪnteɪk/
- Australia /ˈɪntæɪk/
Intake 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intake.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intake?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as intake (/ɪnteɪk/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tankie.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of intake
- intakes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- intaking participle, present
- intook past
- intaken participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
- 2
The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
- 3
The quantity taken in.
the intake of air
- 4
An act or instance of taking in.
an intake of oxygen or food
- 5
derogatoryslangA nostril, especially a large one.
- 6
The people taken into an organization or establishment at a particular time.
the new intake of students
- 7
The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.
- 8
A tract of land enclosed.
verb
- 1
To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intake in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 intake come from?
From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to in- + take. More at in-, take.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).