intimider

\ɛ̃.ti.mi.de\

/\ɛ̃.ti.mi.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“intimider” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,232
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troubler quelqu’un en lui causant de la crainte, de l’appréhension.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intimider · intimider · French

intimider · rank #18,232 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,232
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH instructeur

Nearest frequency peer: instructeur (-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 « intimider »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intimider » 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).

intimider vs intimité
67% similar

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

Key facts for intimider
PropertyValue
Headwordintimider
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.ti.mi.de\
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,232
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intimider »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.intimiderse 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 « instructeur » (#18,231), « introuvable » (#18,233), « insensé » (#18,230). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intimider » est au #18,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around intimider (IPA \ɛ̃.ti.mi.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,232 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troubler quelqu’un en lui causant de la crainte, de l’appréhension.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intimider, with forms such as "initmider", "inntimider", and "intiimder". 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, "intimité", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is intimider, spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troubler quelqu’un en lui causant de la crainte, de l’appréhension.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il croyait que les lois étaient faites pour secourir les citoyens autant que pour les intimider.
  2. Enfin, à l'image des oiseaux des îles Falkland, décrits par Darwin en 1835, les limules manquent de timidité. En effet, ils ne craignent pas l'homme et ne sont aucunement intimidés par sa présence. Se pencher sur un limule est aussi une expérience un peu troublante... Souvent, l'invertébré se positionne pour mieux percevoir l'étranger. Dès lors, on ne sai…

Antonyms

désintimider

This word in other languages

intimidate(English)intimidar(Español)einschüchtern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initmider
  • inntimider
  • intiimder
  • intimdier
  • intimidder
  • intimiderr
  • intimidre
  • intimiedr
  • intimmider
  • intmiider
  • inttimider
  • itnimider
  • nitimider

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

initmider2inntimider1intiimder2intimdier2intimidder1intimiderr1intimidre2intimiedr2
Edit distance from "intimider"

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 "intimider"?
"intimider" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ti.mi.de\.
What does "intimider" mean?
As a verb, "intimider" means: Troubler quelqu’un en lui causant de la crainte, de l’appréhension.
What words are commonly confused with "intimider"?
"intimider" is commonly confused with "intimité". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intimider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimider" is \ɛ̃.ti.mi.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimider" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list