intramural

adj

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

The verdict

“intramural” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,713
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intramural · intramural · English

intramural · rank #42,713 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,713
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,902
  • PHOTO-FINISH inlay

Nearest frequency peer: inlay (-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 “intramural”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “intramural” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for intramural
PropertyValue
Headwordintramural
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,713
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intramural” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around intramural, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,713 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for intramural, with forms such as "inntramural", "inrtamural", and "intarmural". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin intramuralis, from intra (“within”) + muralis (“of a wall”). The correct English form is intramural, spelled I-N-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
  2. 2
    Within the substance of the walls of an organ.

Etymology

From Latin intramuralis, from intra (“within”) + muralis (“of a wall”).

Antonyms

extramural

This word in other languages

interne(Français)intramural(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntramural
  • inrtamural
  • intarmural
  • intrammural
  • intramrual
  • intramuarl
  • intramurall
  • intramurla
  • intramurral
  • intraumral
  • intrmaural
  • intrramural
  • inttramural
  • itnramural
  • nitramural

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intramural - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inntramural1inrtamural2intarmural2intrammural1intramrual2intramuarl2intramurall1intramurla2
Edit distance from "intramural"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intramural"?
"intramural" is spelled I-N-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L.
What does "intramural" mean?
As an adjective, "intramural" means: Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
What are common misspellings of "intramural"?
Common misspellings include "inntramural", "inrtamural", "intarmural", "intrammural", "intramrual". The correct spelling is "intramural".
What is the origin of the word "intramural"?
From Latin intramuralis, from intra (“within”) + muralis (“of a wall”). 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 "intramural", 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list