intemperate
"intemperate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intemperate” is uncommon English (frequency #75,078 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,078
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking moderation, temper or control.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intemperate · intemperate · English
intemperate · rank #75,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,078
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH insubordinate
Nearest frequency peer: insubordinate (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “intemperate”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- inheritor
inheritor
24,928 corpus weight
- inseam
inseam
24,926 corpus weight
- insubordina…
insubordinate
24,924 corpus weight
- intemperate
intemperate
24,923 corpus weight
- interspecies
interspecies
24,922 corpus weight
- invalidity
invalidity
24,920 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “intemperate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intemperate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #75,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intemperate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intemperate is uncommon English at frequency #75,078 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intemperate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + temperate. The correct English form is intemperate, spelled I-N-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Lacking moderation, temper or control.
- 2Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intemperate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
intemperate language
intemperate zeal
Etymology
From in- + temperate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).