intermittemment

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.ta.mɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.ta.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“intermittemment” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - De façon intermittente.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intermittemment · intermittemment · French

intermittemment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 intermittemment
PropertyValue
Headwordintermittemment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.ta.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intermittemment » en français

intermittemmentreste 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

intermittemment is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.ta.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De façon intermittente.".

No misspelling variants are generated for intermittemment in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is intermittemment, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-M-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    De façon intermittente.

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 "intermittemment"?
"intermittemment" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-M-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.ta.mɑ̃\.
What does "intermittemment" mean?
As an adverb, "intermittemment" means: De façon intermittente.
How do you pronounce "intermittemment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intermittemment" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.ta.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list