intim
\ɪnˈtiːm\
The verdict
“intim” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intime, très personnel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intim · intim · French
intim · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intim |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɪnˈtiːm\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
intim is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɪnˈtiːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intim, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is intim, spelled I-N-T-I-M.
Definition
- 1Intime, très personnel.
- 2Relatif à sa sexualité ou à ses organes sexuels.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sapoj heißt, mehrere Tage lang nicht auszunüchtern, von einem Ort zum anderen zu wanken, in Züge einzusteigen, ohne zu wissen, wohin sie fahren, Zufallsbekanntschaften die intimsten Geheimnisse anzuvertrauen und alles zu vergessen, was man je gesagt oder getan hat: eine Art Reise.
Mammalverkehr, auch "Busensex" genannt, ist eine beliebte Sexpraktik. Vom Grundgedanken her beinhaltet das intime Spiel, dass ein Mann seinen Penis zwischen den Brüsten seiner Partnerin reibt. (...) Damit bringst du deinen Partner definitiv um den Verstand!
Synonyms
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.