# intestine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ · frequency rank #21,551

## Definitions
1. The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
2. One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.

## Etymology
From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`inetstine`, `inntestine`, `intesitne`, `intesstine`, `intestien`, `intestinne`, `intestnie`, `intesttine`, `intetsine`, `intsetine`, `inttestine`, `itnestine`, `nitestine`

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