intimidant

\ɛ̃.ti.mi.dɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.ti.mi.dɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“intimidant” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,359
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est propre à intimider.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intimidant · intimidant · French

intimidant · rank #39,359 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,359
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH interstellaire

Nearest frequency peer: interstellaire (-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 « intimidant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intimidant » 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
Key facts for intimidant
PropertyValue
Headwordintimidant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.ti.mi.dɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,359
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intimidant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intimidantse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « interstellaire » (#39,358), « intemporel » (#39,357), « iot » (#39,361). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intimidant » est au #39,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around intimidant (IPA \ɛ̃.ti.mi.dɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,359 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est propre à intimider.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for intimidant, with forms such as "initmidant", "inntimidant", and "intiimdant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intimidant, spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est propre à intimider.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Examinateur intimidant.
  2. Question intimidante.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initmidant
  • inntimidant
  • intiimdant
  • intimdiant
  • intimiadnt
  • intimidannt
  • intimidantt
  • intimidatn
  • intimiddant
  • intimidnat
  • intimmidant
  • intmiidant
  • inttimidant
  • itnimidant
  • nitimidant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intimidant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

initmidant2inntimidant1intiimdant2intimdiant2intimiadnt2intimidannt1intimidantt1intimidatn2
Edit distance from "intimidant"

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 "intimidant"?
"intimidant" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ti.mi.dɑ̃\.
What does "intimidant" mean?
As an adjective, "intimidant" means: Qui est propre à intimider.
What are common misspellings of "intimidant"?
Common misspellings include "initmidant", "inntimidant", "intiimdant", "intimdiant", "intimiadnt". The correct spelling is "intimidant".
How do you pronounce "intimidant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimidant" is \ɛ̃.ti.mi.dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimidant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intemporel#39,357instinctif#39,356installera#39,355incorporée#39,350

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

irlandaises15 variantsmonitoring15 variantsnécessitera15 variantsnécessiteux15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list