intrépide
\ɛ̃.tʁe.pid\
The verdict
“intrépide” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,017
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui ne craint pas le péril et l’affronte volontiers.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intrépide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tʁe.pid\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #25,017 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intrépide” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around intrépide (IPA \ɛ̃.tʁe.pid\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,017 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intrépide, with forms such as "inntrépide", "inrtépide", and "intrepide". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intrépide, spelled I-N-T-R-É-P-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ne craint pas le péril et l’affronte volontiers.
- 2Qui s’obstine à quelque chose, qui n’est pas rebuté par les désagréments, par les obstacles.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inntrépide
- inrtépide
- intrepide
- intrpéide
- intrrépide
- intréipde
- intrépdie
- intrépidde
- intrépied
- intréppide
- inttrépide
- intérpide
- itnrépide
- nitrépide
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intrépide - 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 “intrépide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-R-É-P-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.tʁe.pid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.