intolérable
\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\
The verdict
“intolérable” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #17,169 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #17,169
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intolérable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #17,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intolérable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for intolérable is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,169 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for intolérable, with forms such as "inntolérable", "inotlérable", and "intloérable". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intolérance", "intolérables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is intolérable, spelled I-N-T-O-L-É-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable.
- 2Qu’on ne peut supporter ou endurer ; Qui est insupportable.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inntolérable,inotlérable,intloérable,intolerable,intollérable,intolréable,intoléarble,intolérabble,intolérabel,intolérablle,intoléralbe,intolérbale,intolérrable,intoélrable,inttolérable,itnolérable,nitolérable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intolérable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “intolérable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-O-L-É-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “intolérance” - see the side-by-side comparison. intolérable vs intolérance
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.