intimidan

[ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞ãn]

/[ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“intimidan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,365 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,365
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intimidar o de intimidarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-intimidan · intimidan · Spanish

intimidan · rank #70,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,365
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH interrogan

Nearest frequency peer: interrogan (-1 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 “intimidan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “intimidan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intimidan
PropertyValue
Headwordintimidan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “intimidan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).intimidancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “interrogan” (#70,364), “inventaste” (#70,367), “instigadores” (#70,362). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “intimidan” va en #70,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intimidan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,365 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intimidar o de intimidarse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for intimidan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is intimidan, spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intimidar o de intimidarse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intimidan"?
"intimidan" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞ãn].
What does "intimidan" mean?
As a verb, "intimidan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intimidar o de intimidarse.
How do you pronounce "intimidan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimidan" is [ĩn̪t̪iˈmið̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intimidan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list