intimidation

\ɛ̃.ti.mi.da.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.ti.mi.da.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“intimidation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,170
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’intimider.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intimidation · intimidation · French

intimidation · rank #15,170 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,170
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH Intel

Nearest frequency peer: Intel (-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 « intimidation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intimidation » 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).

intimidation vs intimidations
92% similar

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

Key facts for intimidation
PropertyValue
Headwordintimidation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.ti.mi.da.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#15,170
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intimidation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).intimidationse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Intel » (#15,169), « invitent » (#15,171), « inquiétante » (#15,168). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intimidation » est au #15,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around intimidation (IPA \ɛ̃.ti.mi.da.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,170 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action d’intimider.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for intimidation, with forms such as "initmidation", "inntimidation", and "intiimdation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intimidations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 intimidation, spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’intimider.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Pas de menaces, pas d’interventions violentes », convient la procureure, Solenne Briand, « mais ils caractérisent bien des intimidations ».
  2. Le manuel d’histoire mettait en valeur le courage du commandant Lospinoso résistant à toutes les intimidations de la Gestapo pour sauver près de cinq mille réfugiés juifs.

This word in other languages

intimidation(English)intimidación(Español)Einschüchterung(Deutsch)intimidação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initmidation
  • inntimidation
  • intiimdation
  • intimdiation
  • intimiadtion
  • intimidaiton
  • intimidatino
  • intimidationn
  • intimidatoin
  • intimidattion
  • intimiddation
  • intimidtaion
  • intimmidation
  • intmiidation
  • inttimidation
  • itnimidation
  • nitimidation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intimidation - 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.

initmidation2inntimidation1intiimdation2intimdiation2intimiadtion2intimidaiton2intimidatino2intimidationn1
Edit distance from "intimidation"

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 "intimidation"?
"intimidation" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ti.mi.da.sjɔ̃\.
What does "intimidation" mean?
As a noun, "intimidation" means: Action d’intimider.
What words are commonly confused with "intimidation"?
"intimidation" is commonly confused with "intimidations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intimidation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimidation" is \ɛ̃.ti.mi.da.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimidation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

infiltration#15,167inadmissible#15,166humanitaires#15,159expressément#15,142

Similar misspelling depth

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

manifestant17 variantsenvisageable17 variantspossiblement17 variantsdeviendront17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list