íntimo
Spanish, adjective
íntimo is spelled Í-N-T-I-M-O (6 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Íntimo is a Spanish adjective meaning “intimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, intimo is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of intimar”. With an accent, intimó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of intimar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Interior, interno”.
What does íntimo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
intimate
- 2
private
- 3
familiar, cosy
- 4
close
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of intimar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of intimar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Interior, interno. 2. Se dice de una amistad muy estrecha. 3. Se dice de una amistad muy querida y de confianza. 4. Que pertenece o concierne a la intimidad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of íntimo
- íntima feminine
- íntimos masculine plural
- íntimas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to íntimo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is íntimo in Spanish?
íntimo appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).