intérioriser

\ɛ̃.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\

/\ɛ̃.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\/ verb

The verdict

“intérioriser” is uncommon French (frequency #75,802 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,802
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garder pour soi, taire, ne pas exprimer un sentiment, une émotion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interioriser · intérioriser · French

intérioriser · rank #75,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,802
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intériorisati…

Nearest frequency peer: intériorisation (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « intérioriser »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « intérioriser » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intérioriser
PropertyValue
Headwordintérioriser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intérioriser » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intériorisertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « intériorisation » (#75,801), « investissait » (#75,803), « invitaient » (#75,804). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intérioriser » est au #75,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intérioriser is uncommon French at frequency #75,802 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

intérioriser has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is intérioriser, spelled I-N-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garder pour soi, taire, ne pas exprimer un sentiment, une émotion.
  2. 2
    Faire sien, s'approprier mentalement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a totalement intériorisé ce traumatisme.
  2. Il évitait d’autant plus soigneusement de contester la sagesse dont il s’était doté qu’il ne l’intériorisa jamais.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "intérioriser"?
"intérioriser" is spelled I-N-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\.
What does "intérioriser" mean?
As a verb, "intérioriser" means: Garder pour soi, taire, ne pas exprimer un sentiment, une émotion.
How do you pronounce "intérioriser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intérioriser" is \ɛ̃.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list