intimation
/ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/
"intimation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intimation” is uncommon English (frequency #74,199 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,199
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of intimating.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intimation · intimation · English
intimation · rank #74,199 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,199
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH interregnum
Nearest frequency peer: interregnum (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “intimation”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- informality
informality
25,807 corpus weight
- INMARSAT
INMARSAT
25,806 corpus weight
- interregnum
interregnum
25,803 corpus weight
- intimation
intimation
25,802 corpus weight
- inured
inured
25,800 corpus weight
- Ishihara
Ishihara
25,798 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “intimation” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intimation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intimation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
intimation is uncommon English at frequency #74,199 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
intimation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio. The correct English form is intimation, spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of intimating.
- 2The thing intimated.
- 3Announcement; declaration.
- 4A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.
Etymology
From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.