# intolerant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ · frequency rank #20,970

## Definitions
1. Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
2. Unable to digest food or be given substances of a certain composition without adverse effects.
3. Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.

## Etymology
First attested in the first half of the 18th century; either borrowed from French intolérant (early 17th century) or from its source, Latin intolerāns. By surface analysis, in- + tolerant (itself only attested from the 1780s).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`inntolerant`, `inotlerant`, `intloerant`, `intoelrant`, `intolearnt`, `intolerannt`, `intolerantt`, `intoleratn`, `intolernat`, `intolerrant`, `intollerant`, `intolreant`, `inttolerant`, `itnolerant`, `nitolerant`

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