intranasal
/ˌɪntɹəˈneɪzəl/
"intranasal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intranasal” is uncommon English (frequency #97,148 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,148
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Within the nose.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intranasal · intranasal · English
intranasal · rank #97,148 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,148
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH interlocutory
Nearest frequency peer: interlocutory (-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 “intranasal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- insecticidal
insecticidal
2,857 corpus weight
- insufferably
insufferably
2,856 corpus weight
- interbreed
interbreed
2,855 corpus weight
- interlocuto…
interlocutory
2,854 corpus weight
- intranasal
intranasal
2,853 corpus weight
- invasiveness
invasiveness
2,852 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “intranasal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intranasal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪntɹəˈneɪzəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,148 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intranasal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intranasal is uncommon English at frequency #97,148 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɪntɹəˈneɪzəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for intranasal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From intra- + nasal. The correct English form is intranasal, spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-A-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1Within the nose.
- 2Taken through the nose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intranasal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As to the question of hay fever and asthma, intranasal disease is not the cause of every case of these two diseases.
I speak in this manner because, recognizing the greater benefits of intranasal surgery, we can not but admit that there is always the danger of the pendulum swinging too far, of our being impelled by overzeal or ignorance, thus bringing discredit on measure which, if properly considered, would ever remain of inestimable value.
Etymology
From intra- + nasal.
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.
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