intello
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɛ.lo/
intello is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-O (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intello is a French feminine noun meaning “intellectual, highbrow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui s’adonne, professionnellement ou par goût, aux activités intellectuelles”.
What does intello mean in English?
adjective
- 1
informalintellectual, highbrow
noun
- 1
feminineinformalmasculineintellectual, highbrow
- 2
derogatoryfeminineinformalmasculinenerd, egghead
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient à l’intellect, aux activités de l’esprit, par opposition à matériel ou manuel.
noun: 1. Personne qui s’adonne, professionnellement ou par goût, aux activités intellectuelles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intello
- intellos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intello?
- /ɛ̃.tɛ.lo/
- /ɛ̃.te.lo/
- \ɛ̃.tɛ.lo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intello
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intello in French?
intello appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).