intimidation
in·ti·mi·da·tion/ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/noun
intimidation is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables (in·ti·mi·da·tion). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intimidation means “The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intimidation is intimidations.
How many letters and syllables are in intimidation?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: in·ti·mi·da·tion |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intimidation?
Intimidation appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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).
How do you pronounce intimidation?
- /ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/
Intimidation has 5 syllables, split in·ti·mi·da·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-intimidation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intimidation
- intimidations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intimidation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intimidation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of making timid or fearful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intimidation |
| German | Einschüchterung |
| Portuguese | intimidação |
| Spanish | intimidación |
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.
Where does intimidation come from?
From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).