intello

\ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\

/\ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\/ adj

The verdict

“intello” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,256
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui appartient à l’intellect, aux activités de l’esprit, par opposition à matériel ou manuel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intello · intello · French

intello · rank #24,256 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,256
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH insulaires

Nearest frequency peer: insulaires (-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 « intello »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intello » 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).

intello vs intellos
88% similar
intello vs Intel
57% similar

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

Key facts for intello
PropertyValue
Headwordintello
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,256
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intello »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intellose 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 « insulaires » (#24,255), « invocation » (#24,257), « instables » (#24,254). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intello » est au #24,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around intello (IPA \ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,256 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui appartient à l’intellect, aux activités de l’esprit, par opposition à matériel ou manuel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for intello, with forms such as "inetllo", "inntello", and "intelo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intellos", "Intel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is intello, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui appartient à l’intellect, aux activités de l’esprit, par opposition à matériel ou manuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’idée de concept est importante chez les New-Yorkais. Rollins, Monk, Roach, Bud : modernes et classiques en même temps, plus intellos que gros déconneurs.
  2. Et puis, je te dis, elle est fascinée par ton côté très intello. Ça se voit que c'est une fille très « bourge », de bonne famille, d'aristocrate qui n'a de passion que pour les bouquins, la comédie, l'opéra et la vie de châteaux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetllo
  • inntello
  • intelo
  • intelol
  • intlelo
  • inttello
  • itnello
  • nitello

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intello - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetllo2inntello1intelo1intelol2intlelo2inttello1itnello2nitello2
Edit distance from "intello"

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 "intello"?
"intello" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\.
What does "intello" mean?
As an adjective, "intello" means: Qui appartient à l’intellect, aux activités de l’esprit, par opposition à matériel ou manuel.
What words are commonly confused with "intello"?
"intello" is commonly confused with "intellos", "Intel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intello"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intello" is \ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intello" come from?
"intello" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list