intramolecular

adj

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"intramolecular" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intramolecular” is uncommon English (frequency #80,570 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,570
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Between different parts of the same molecule.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intramolecular · intramolecular · English

intramolecular · rank #80,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,570
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ionospheric

Nearest frequency peer: ionospheric (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “intramolecular”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “intramolecular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intramolecular
PropertyValue
Headwordintramolecular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#80,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “intramolecular” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ionospheric” (#80,571), “Isadore” (#80,572), “institutionalize” (#80,567). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intramolecular” is #80,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intramolecular is uncommon English at frequency #80,570 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Between different parts of the same molecule.".

intramolecular doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intra- + molecular. The correct English form is intramolecular, spelled I-N-T-R-A-M-O-L-E-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Between different parts of the same molecule.

Etymology

From intra- + molecular.

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 "intramolecular"?
"intramolecular" is spelled I-N-T-R-A-M-O-L-E-C-U-L-A-R.
What does "intramolecular" mean?
As an adjective, "intramolecular" means: Between different parts of the same molecule.
What is the origin of the word "intramolecular"?
From intra- + molecular. 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 "intramolecular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

substantiation#80,930westernization#80,112agriculturally#81,084biogeochemical#81,167

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list