intifada
/ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/
"intifada" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intifada” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,210
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intifada |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #42,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intifada” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around intifada (IPA /ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,210 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for intifada, with forms such as "initfada", "inntifada", and "intfiada". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, “shaking off, uprising, insurrection”). The correct English form is intifada, spelled I-N-T-I-F-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
- 2An uprising, resistant struggle, or rebellious protest.
- 3An uprising, resistant struggle, or rebellious protest.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, “shaking off, uprising, insurrection”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- initfada
- inntifada
- intfiada
- intiafda
- intifaad
- intifadda
- intifdaa
- intiffada
- inttifada
- itnifada
- nitifada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intifada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “intifada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-I-F-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.