intimiste

\ɛ̃.ti.mist\

/\ɛ̃.ti.mist\/ adj

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The verdict

“intimiste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,560
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui recherche l’intimité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intimiste · intimiste · French

intimiste · rank #35,560 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,560
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH iroquois

Nearest frequency peer: iroquois (+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 « intimiste »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intimiste » 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).

intimiste vs intimité
78% similar

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

Key facts for intimiste
PropertyValue
Headwordintimiste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.ti.mist\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,560
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intimiste »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).intimistese 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 « iroquois » (#35,561), « intelligences » (#35,558), « irréversibles » (#35,562). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intimiste » est au #35,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around intimiste (IPA \ɛ̃.ti.mist\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,560 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intimiste, with forms such as "initmiste", "inntimiste", and "intiimste". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intimité", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 intimiste, spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui recherche l’intimité.
  2. 2
    Qui relève de l’intimisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le cadre intimiste d’un intérieur bourgeois.
  2. la « Matinale du Monde » a publié, le 30 janvier, un long entretien « intimiste » avec le confrère d’Inter Patrick Cohen, « l’homme le plus écouté de France ». — (Le Canard enchaîné, 8 février 2017, page 7)

Antonyms

exhibitionniste

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initmiste
  • inntimiste
  • intiimste
  • intimiset
  • intimisste
  • intimistte
  • intimitse
  • intimmiste
  • intimsite
  • intmiiste
  • inttimiste
  • itnimiste
  • nitimiste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

initmiste2inntimiste1intiimste2intimiset2intimisste1intimistte1intimitse2intimmiste1
Edit distance from "intimiste"

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 "intimiste"?
"intimiste" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ti.mist\.
What does "intimiste" mean?
As an adjective, "intimiste" means: Qui recherche l’intimité.
What words are commonly confused with "intimiste"?
"intimiste" 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 "intimiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimiste" is \ɛ̃.ti.mist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimiste" come from?
"intimiste" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

inhumaine#35,552inflexion#35,551lectrices#35,575mandoline#35,587

Similar misspelling depth

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

incessante13 variantsmalfrats13 variantsmanipulée13 variantsguerrières13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list