intolérablement

\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“intolérablement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière intolérable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intolerablement · intolérablement · French

intolérablement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for intolérablement
PropertyValue
Headwordintolérablement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intolérablement » en français

intolérablementreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intolérablement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière intolérable.".

intolérablement has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is intolérablement, spelled I-N-T-O-L-É-R-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière intolérable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour la troisième fois, et sur un ton intolérablement agressif, il réitéra son insolente question. Un silence gros de danger suivit.
  2. Encore que quelques phrases soient intolérablement mal écrites. Proust dit toujours exactement ce qu’il veut dire. Et c’est parce qu’il y parvient si bien qu’il s’y complaît.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intolérablement"?
"intolérablement" is spelled I-N-T-O-L-É-R-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "intolérablement" mean?
As an adverb, "intolérablement" means: D’une manière intolérable.
How do you pronounce "intolérablement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intolérablement" is \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intolérablement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list