intellectuels

\ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl\

/\ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“intellectuels” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,198
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de intellectuel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intellectuels · intellectuels · French

intellectuels · rank #7,198 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,198
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH instinct

Nearest frequency peer: instinct (-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 « intellectuels »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intellectuels » 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).

intellectuels vs intellectuel
92% similar
intellectuels vs intellectuelle
86% similar
intellectuels vs intellectuelles
87% similar

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

Key facts for intellectuels
PropertyValue
Headwordintellectuels
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl\
Letters13
Frequency rank#7,198
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intellectuels »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « instinct » (#7,197), « intégrale » (#7,199), « instances » (#7,196). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intellectuels » est au #7,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around intellectuels (IPA \ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,198 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de intellectuel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for intellectuels, with forms such as "inetllectuels", "inntellectuels", and "intelectuels". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intellectuel", "intellectuelle", "intellectuelles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 French form is intellectuels, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de intellectuel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetllectuels
  • inntellectuels
  • intelectuels
  • intelelctuels
  • intellcetuels
  • intellecctuels
  • intellecteuls
  • intellecttuels
  • intellectuells
  • intellectuelss
  • intellectuesl
  • intellectules
  • intellecutels
  • intelletcuels
  • intlelectuels
  • inttellectuels
  • itnellectuels
  • nitellectuels

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intellectuels - 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.

inetllectuels2inntellectuels1intelectuels1intelelctuels2intellcetuels2intellecctuels1intellecteuls2intellecttuels1
Edit distance from "intellectuels"

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 "intellectuels"?
"intellectuels" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl\.
What does "intellectuels" mean?
As an adjective, "intellectuels" means: Masculin pluriel de intellectuel.
What words are commonly confused with "intellectuels"?
"intellectuels" is commonly confused with "intellectuel", "intellectuelle", "intellectuelles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intellectuels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intellectuels" is \ɛ̃.te.lɛk.tɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intellectuels" come from?
"intellectuels" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list