intolérable

\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\

/\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“intolérable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,169
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intolerable · intolérable · French

intolérable · rank #17,169 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,169
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intimement

Nearest frequency peer: intimement (-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 « intolérable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intolérable » 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).

intolérable vs intolérance
82% similar
intolérable vs intolérables
92% similar

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

Key facts for intolérable
PropertyValue
Headwordintolérable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,169
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intolérable »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intimement » (#17,168), « intro » (#17,170), « intestin » (#17,167). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intolérable » est au #17,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around intolérable (IPA \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,169 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable.
  2. 2
    Qu’on ne peut supporter ou endurer ; Qui est insupportable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le trafic des indulgences, qui devenait toujours plus intolérable, ne causa pas moins de préjudice à la cour romaine. Les pontifes français […] dispensèrent, à un prix excessif, toutes sortes de permissions scandaleuses.
  2. Depuis vingt-quatre ans, M. B… souffrait d'une sinusite frontale qui avait nécessité onze opérations!! Malgré tout la sinusite persistait, accompagnée de douleurs intolérables.

Synonyms

inacceptableinadmissibleinsupportablescandaleux

This word in other languages

intolerable(English)de juzgado de guardia(Español)unerträglich(Deutsch)

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.

inntolérable1inotlérable2intloérable2intolerable1intollérable1intolréable2intoléarble2intolérabble1
Edit distance from "intolérable"

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 "intolérable"?
"intolérable" is spelled I-N-T-O-L-É-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\.
What does "intolérable" mean?
As an adjective, "intolérable" means: Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable.
What words are commonly confused with "intolérable"?
"intolérable" is commonly confused with "intolérance", "intolérables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intolérable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intolérable" is \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intolérable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infériorité#17,165limitations#17,180millénaires#17,191musculaires#17,200

Similar misspelling depth

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

déterminées17 variantsdéportation17 variantsdistraction17 variantspourparlers17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list