# intel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.tɛl/ · frequency rank #6,370

## Definitions
1. Intelligence (secret information).

## Etymology
Clipping of intelligence.

## Easily confused with
- **into** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-into)
- **item** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-item)
- **intro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-intro)
- **INTHE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-inthe)
- **intent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-intent)
- **intend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-intend)
- **intern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intel-vs-intern)
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/int-vs-intel)
- **incl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incl-vs-intel)
- **Ince** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ince-vs-intel)
- **Inez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inez-vs-intel)
- **index** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/index-vs-intel)
- **inner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inner-vs-intel)
- **inlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inlet-vs-intel)
- **infer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infer-vs-intel)
- **inked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inked-vs-intel)
- **inset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inset-vs-intel)
- **int'l** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/int-l-vs-intel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`inetl`, `inntel`, `intell`, `intle`, `inttel`, `itnel`, `nitel`

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