intermitente
[ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“intermitente” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,719 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,719
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se interrumpe y reinicia a intervalos más o menos regulares.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intermitente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #20,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intermitente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for intermitente is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for intermitente, with forms such as "inetrmitente", "inntermitente", and "intemritente". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intermitentes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is intermitente, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intermitente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “intermitente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩn̪t̪eɾmiˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “intermitentes” - see the side-by-side comparison. intermitente vs intermitentes
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.