Intellektueller

noun

The verdict

“Intellektueller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intellectuel

Corpus desk

Index FR-intellektueller · Intellektueller · French

Intellektueller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Intellektueller
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntellektueller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Intellektueller » en français

Intellektuellerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Intellektueller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Intellectuel".

No misspelling variants are generated for Intellektueller in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Intellektueller, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intellectuel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Intellektuelle sind in der Tat Leute, die die Macht des gesprochenen und geschriebenen Wortes handhaben, und eine Eigentümlichkeit, die sie von anderen Leuten, die das gleiche tun, unterscheidet, ist das Fehlen einer direkten Verantwortlichkeit für praktische Dinge." — Les intellectuels sont, en fait, des personnes qui manient le pouvoir des mots parlés…

Synonyms

IntellektuelleAkademiker

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intellektueller"?
"Intellektueller" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-K-T-U-E-L-L-E-R.
What does "Intellektueller" mean?
As a noun, "Intellektueller" means: Intellectuel
What language does "Intellektueller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list