intermittent

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“intermittent” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,559
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est discontinu et reprend par intervalles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intermittent · intermittent · French

intermittent · rank #31,559 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,559
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intercommunal…

Nearest frequency peer: intercommunalités (-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 « intermittent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intermittent » 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).

intermittent vs intermittents
92% similar
intermittent vs intermittente
92% similar
intermittent vs intermittence
85% similar

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

Key facts for intermittent
PropertyValue
Headwordintermittent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,559
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intermittent »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.intermittentse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intercommunalités » (#31,558), « intestinal » (#31,560), « insensibles » (#31,557). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intermittent » est au #31,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around intermittent (IPA \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,559 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for intermittent, with forms such as "inetrmittent", "inntermittent", and "intemrittent". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intermittents", "intermittente", "intermittence", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is intermittent, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est discontinu et reprend par intervalles.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une source qui coule de temps en temps.
  3. 3
    Qualifie un ruisseau qui coule de temps en temps.
  4. 4
    Qualifie un pouls dont les battements cessent par des intervalles inégaux.
  5. 5
    Qualifie une fièvre qui cesse et qui reprend à des intervalles réglés.
  6. 6
    Qualifie l'ordre suivant lequel les symptômes d’une maladie se montrent et disparaissent alternativement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce n’est point un ami, et je le regrette. C’est seulement une de ces relations intermittentes et lointaines comme chacun de nous en possède beaucoup à Paris.
  2. La cuisson peut être intermittente ou continue : dans le premier cas on défourne la chaux produite après chaque opération ; dans le second on continue indéfiniment la calcination en retirant la chaux à mesure qu'elle est cuite.

Synonyms

interrompu

Antonyms

continu

This word in other languages

intermittent(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrmittent
  • inntermittent
  • intemrittent
  • interimttent
  • intermitent
  • intermitetnt
  • intermittennt
  • intermittentt
  • intermittetn
  • intermittnet
  • intermmittent
  • intermtitent
  • interrmittent
  • intremittent
  • inttermittent
  • itnermittent
  • nitermittent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intermittent - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inetrmittent2inntermittent1intemrittent2interimttent2intermitent1intermitetnt2intermittennt1intermittentt1
Edit distance from "intermittent"

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 "intermittent"?
"intermittent" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\.
What does "intermittent" mean?
As an adjective, "intermittent" means: Qui est discontinu et reprend par intervalles.
What words are commonly confused with "intermittent"?
"intermittent" is commonly confused with "intermittents", "intermittente", "intermittence". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intermittent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intermittent" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intermittent" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

introduisent#31,561irrégulières#31,563informateurs#31,553monographies#31,608

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

insensibles17 variantsininterrompue17 variantsdiversifiés17 variantsreclassement17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list