intimar
[ĩn̪t̪iˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“intimar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,715 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,715
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emplear algún poder o fuerza para exigir el cumplimiento de algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-intimar · intimar · Spanish
intimar · rank #64,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,715
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH irascible
Nearest frequency peer: irascible (+3 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “intimar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- injustifica…
injustificadamente
35,291 corpus weight
- inmovilidad
inmovilidad
35,290 corpus weight
- intimar
intimar
35,286 corpus weight
- irascible
irascible
35,283 corpus weight
- Iribarren
Iribarren
35,282 corpus weight
- iscariote
iscariote
35,281 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “intimar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intimar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪iˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “intimar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
intimar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,715 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪iˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intimar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is intimar, spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Emplear algún poder o fuerza para exigir el cumplimiento de algo.
- 2Introducirse en el afecto o ánimo de alguno, estrecharse con alguno.
- 3Declarar, notificar, hacer saber alguna cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how intimar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La noche próxima nos intimaba a desandar camino.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).