intact

\ɛ̃.takt\

/\ɛ̃.takt\/ adj

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The verdict

“intact” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,655
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À quoi l’on n’a pas touché, dont on n’a rien retranché.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intact · intact · French

intact · rank #15,655 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,655
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH institutionne…

Nearest frequency peer: institutionnelle (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « intact »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « intact » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intact vs intacte
86% similar
intact vs intacts
86% similar
intact vs intactes
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intact
PropertyValue
Headwordintact
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.takt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,655
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intact »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intactse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « institutionnelle » (#15,654), « intéressées » (#15,656), « insistance » (#15,653). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intact » est au #15,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around intact (IPA \ɛ̃.takt\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,655 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for intact, with forms such as "inatct", "inntact", and "intacct". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "intacte", "intacts", "intactes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intact, spelled I-N-T-A-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    À quoi l’on n’a pas touché, dont on n’a rien retranché.
  2. 2
    Qui n’a pas souffert d’altération.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une réputation qui n’a jamais été attaquée, ou sur laquelle la calomnie n’a pu attirer aucun soupçon.
  4. 4
    Qui est à l’abri de toute sorte de reproche, en parlant de vertu, de probité, etc.
  5. 5
    Qui n’a souffert aucune atteinte, en parlant de l’honneur.
  6. 6
    À qui l’on ne peut rien reprocher de contraire à la probité.
  7. 7
    Vierge, généralement en parlant d’une femme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how intact appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le dépôt a été trouvé intact.
  2. Je me disais, devant un objet, un être intact : ils ne sont que recollés, ils ne tiendront pas à la pluie, à la moindre secousse.

This word in other languages

intact(English)intacto(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inatct
  • inntact
  • intacct
  • intactt
  • intatc
  • intcat
  • inttact
  • itnact
  • nitact

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intact - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inatct2inntact1intacct1intactt1intatc2intcat2inttact1itnact2
Edit distance from "intact"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intact"?
"intact" is spelled I-N-T-A-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.takt\.
What does "intact" mean?
As an adjective, "intact" means: À quoi l’on n’a pas touché, dont on n’a rien retranché.
What words are commonly confused with "intact"?
"intact" is commonly confused with "intacte", "intacts", "intactes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intact"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intact" is \ɛ̃.takt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intact" come from?
"intact" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

idoles#15,647hazard#15,641mangas#15,675marrer#15,677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

illicite9 variantsjaneiro9 variantskiosque9 variantsHainaut9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list