intermitente

/[ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,719

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

intermitente is anSpanishadj. It means: Que se interrumpe y reinicia a intervalos más o menos regulares. Pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Often confused with intermitentes.

Key facts for intermitente
PropertyValue
Headwordintermitente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,719
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of intermitente in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for intermitente is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,719 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que se interrumpe y reinicia a intervalos más o menos regulares.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for intermitente, with forms such as "inetrmitente", "inntermitente", and "intemritente". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intermitentes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is intermitente, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se interrumpe y reinicia a intervalos más o menos regulares.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrmitente,inntermitente,intemritente,interimtente,intermietnte,intermitenet,intermitennte,intermitentte,intermitetne,intermitnete,intermittente,intermmitente,intermtiente,interrmitente,intremitente,inttermitente,itnermitente,nitermitente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for intermitente

Misspelling Variants of "intermitente"

inetrmitente12inntermitente13intemritente12interimtente12intermietnte12intermitenet12intermitennte13intermitentte13
Misspelling Variants of "intermitente"

Frequency rank: #20,719 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intermitente"?
"intermitente" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
What does "intermitente" mean?
As an adj, "intermitente" means: Que se interrumpe y reinicia a intervalos más o menos regulares.
What words are commonly confused with "intermitente"?
"intermitente" is commonly confused with "intermitentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intermitente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intermitente" is [ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intermitente" come from?
"intermitente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.