intimately

/ˈɪntɪmətli/

//ˈɪntɪmətli// adv

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"intimately" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intimately” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,247
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an intimate manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intimately · intimately · English

intimately · rank #21,247 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,247
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH insidious

Nearest frequency peer: insidious (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “intimately”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “intimately” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intimately vs intricately
82% similar
intimately vs intimate
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intimately
PropertyValue
Headwordintimately
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈɪntɪmətli/
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,247
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “intimately”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).intimatelylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “insidious” (#21,246), “IOC” (#21,248), “infiltration” (#21,245). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intimately” is #21,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around intimately (IPA /ˈɪntɪmətli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #21,247 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an intimate manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for intimately, with forms such as "initmately", "inntimately", and "intiamtely". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intricately", "intimate", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intimate + -ly. The correct English form is intimately, spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-T-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an intimate manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how intimately appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I have tried to find friends like me […] but have failed to form even one prolonged relationship. Only a few of them could understand how I felt and a couple of them allowed me to express my love as intimately and vigorously as I wanted to.

Etymology

From intimate + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initmately
  • inntimately
  • intiamtely
  • intimaetly
  • intimatelly
  • intimatelyy
  • intimateyl
  • intimatley
  • intimattely
  • intimmately
  • intimtaely
  • intmiately
  • inttimately
  • itnimately
  • nitimately

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intimately - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

initmately2inntimately1intiamtely2intimaetly2intimatelly1intimatelyy1intimateyl2intimatley2
Edit distance from "intimately"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intimately"?
"intimately" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-T-E-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪntɪmətli/.
What does "intimately" mean?
As an adverb, "intimately" means: In an intimate manner.
What words are commonly confused with "intimately"?
"intimately" is commonly confused with "intricately", "intimate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intimately"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimately" is /ˈɪntɪmətli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "intimately"?
From intimate + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intimately", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list