# intermittent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/ · frequency rank #17,391

## Definitions
1. Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
2. Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.

## Etymology
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).

## Easily confused with
- **intermittently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intermittent-vs-intermittently)

## Common misspellings (17)
`inetrmittent`, `inntermittent`, `intemrittent`, `interimttent`, `intermitent`, `intermitetnt`, `intermittennt`, `intermittentt`, `intermittetn`, `intermittnet`, `intermmittent`, `intermtitent`, `interrmittent`, `intremittent`, `inttermittent`, `itnermittent`, `nitermittent`

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