intermix
/ˌɪntəˈmɪks/
"intermix" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intermix” is uncommon English (frequency #96,087 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,087
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intermix · intermix · English
intermix · rank #96,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,087
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH instantiate
Nearest frequency peer: instantiate (-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 “intermix”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- inerrancy
inerrancy
3,919 corpus weight
- infrasound
infrasound
3,918 corpus weight
- Ingushetia
Ingushetia
3,917 corpus weight
- instantiate
instantiate
3,915 corpus weight
- intermix
intermix
3,914 corpus weight
- inviolabili…
inviolability
3,909 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “intermix” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intermix |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌɪntəˈmɪks/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intermix” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intermix is uncommon English at frequency #96,087 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌɪntəˈmɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To mix together; to intermingle or blend.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intermix, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + mix. The correct English form is intermix, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-X.
Definition
- 1To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how intermix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Either that, or “you have two different groups of hominins with two totally different toolmaking traditions occupying the same landscape at the same time yet never intermixing,” said the study’s lead author, Daniel Adler, an anthropologist at the University of Connecticut.
Etymology
From inter- + mix.
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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