intermittent
French, adjective/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃/
intermittent is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 31,386th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intermittent is a French adjective meaning “Intermittent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est discontinu et reprend par intervalles”.
What does intermittent mean in English?
adjective
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Intermittent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est discontinu et reprend par intervalles. 2. Qualifie une source qui coule de temps en temps. 3. Qualifie un ruisseau qui coule de temps en temps. 4. Qualifie un pouls dont les battements cessent par des intervalles inégaux.
noun: 1. Personne qui ne travaille pas de façon continue. 2. Artiste qui travaille de façon discontinue.
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 intermittent
- intermittente feminine
- intermittents masculine plural
- intermittentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intermittent?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intermittent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intermittent in French?
intermittent appears 1.0 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).