intelligible

\ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl\

/\ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“intelligible” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,369
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être compris par l’intelligence, clair pour l'esprit abstrait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intelligible · intelligible · French

intelligible · rank #38,369 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,369
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intelligentsia

Nearest frequency peer: intelligentsia (-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 « intelligible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intelligible » 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
Key facts for intelligible
PropertyValue
Headwordintelligible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl\
Letters12
Frequency rank#38,369
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intelligible »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intelligentsia » (#38,368), « intercession » (#38,370), « insultée » (#38,367). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intelligible » est au #38,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around intelligible (IPA \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,369 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for intelligible, with forms such as "inetlligible", "inntelligible", and "inteligible". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is intelligible, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être compris par l’intelligence, clair pour l'esprit abstrait.
  2. 2
    Qui s’adresse à l’intelligence et non pas aux sens.
  3. 3
    Qui peut être compris, perçu distinctement par l’oreille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jusqu’ici j’ai taché de me rendre intelligible à tout le monde, mais pour ce traité je crains, qu’il ne pourra être lu que par ceux, qui savent déjà ce qui est dans les livres de Géométrie.
  2. Cela n’est pas intelligible, dit Philanthe. Non, répondit Eudoxe, ce n’est pas là tout à fait du galimatias, ce n’est que du phébus.

Antonyms

inintelligiblesensible

This word in other languages

intelligible(English)inteligible(Español)verständlich(Deutsch)inteligível(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetlligible
  • inntelligible
  • inteligible
  • intelilgible
  • intellgiible
  • intelligbile
  • intelliggible
  • intelligibble
  • intelligibel
  • intelligiblle
  • intelligilbe
  • intelliigble
  • intleligible
  • inttelligible
  • itnelligible
  • nitelligible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intelligible - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inetlligible2inntelligible1inteligible1intelilgible2intellgiible2intelligbile2intelliggible1intelligibble1
Edit distance from "intelligible"

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 "intelligible"?
"intelligible" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl\.
What does "intelligible" mean?
As an adjective, "intelligible" means: Qui peut être compris par l’intelligence, clair pour l'esprit abstrait.
What are common misspellings of "intelligible"?
Common misspellings include "inetlligible", "inntelligible", "inteligible", "intelilgible", "intellgiible". The correct spelling is "intelligible".
How do you pronounce "intelligible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intelligible" is \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intelligible" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intercession#38,370immatriculée#38,353matérialiser#38,418festivaliers#38,294

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

hispaniques16 variantsmonastiques16 variantsmusculature16 variantsmétastases16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list