intimant

\ɛ̃.ti.mɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.ti.mɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“intimant” is uncommon French (frequency #94,925 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,925
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de intimer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intimant · intimant · French

intimant · rank #94,925 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,925
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intervertir

Nearest frequency peer: intervertir (-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 « intimant »

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 « intimant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intimant
PropertyValue
Headwordintimant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.ti.mɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,925
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intimant » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.intimanttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « intervertir » (#94,924), « intoxiquée » (#94,926), « interrégionales » (#94,923). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intimant » est au #94,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intimant is uncommon French at frequency #94,925 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.ti.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de intimer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for intimant in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is intimant, spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de intimer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’est ce qui amène ses parents à consulter une psychologue, à qui l’enfant lâche toute l’affaire: un autre enfant, Akram, lui a mis les doigts dans les fesses, lui intimant de danser nu.

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 "intimant"?
"intimant" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ti.mɑ̃\.
What does "intimant" mean?
As a verb, "intimant" means: Participe présent de intimer.
How do you pronounce "intimant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimant" is \ɛ̃.ti.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inspired#94,919Jeanjean#94,945Lacaille#94,974hasarder#94,875

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list