intertwined
adjective, verb
intertwined is an adjective meaning “Twined or twisted together; entwined” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled I-N-T-E-R-T-W-I-N-E-D and has 3 syllables, and it appears 1.6 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does intertwined mean?
adjective
- 1
Twined or twisted together; entwined.
Intertwined threads of cotton
- 2
Inextricably related or relevant.
The problems of criminality and of corruption of law enforcement are intertwined.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of intertwine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce intertwined?
Intertwined has 3 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).
Forms of intertwined
- more intertwined comparative
- most intertwined superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is intertwined?
Intertwined appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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).
Intertwined in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense twined or twisted together:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | entrelacé |
| German | verflochten |
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.