intravascular

adj

"intravascular" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intravascular” is uncommon English (frequency #76,887 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,887
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to anything inside blood vessels, including the internal surface of veins and arteries.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intravascular · intravascular · English

intravascular · rank #76,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,887
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intestate

Nearest frequency peer: intestate (-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 “intravascular”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intravascular
PropertyValue
Headwordintravascular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#76,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “intravascular” 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).intravascularfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “intestate” (#76,886), “intron” (#76,888), “interscholastic” (#76,885). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intravascular” is #76,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intravascular is uncommon English at frequency #76,887 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pertaining to anything inside blood vessels, including the internal surface of veins and arteries.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for intravascular, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intra- + vascular. The correct English form is intravascular, spelled I-N-T-R-A-V-A-S-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pertaining to anything inside blood vessels, including the internal surface of veins and arteries.

Etymology

From intra- + vascular.

This word in other languages

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 "intravascular"?
"intravascular" is spelled I-N-T-R-A-V-A-S-C-U-L-A-R.
What does "intravascular" mean?
As an adjective, "intravascular" means: Pertaining to anything inside blood vessels, including the internal surface of veins and arteries.
What is the origin of the word "intravascular"?
From intra- + vascular. 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 "intravascular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list