intromission

\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle un corps, soit solide, soit fluide, s’introduit ou est introduit dans un autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intromission · intromission · French

intromission · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 intromission
PropertyValue
Headwordintromission
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intromission » en français

intromissionreste 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

intromission is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action par laquelle un corps, soit solide, soit fluide, s’introduit ou est introduit dans un autre.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intromission, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intromission, spelled I-N-T-R-O-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle un corps, soit solide, soit fluide, s’introduit ou est introduit dans un autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’intromission de l’air dans l’eau.
  2. A-t-il jamais existé un Dieu pour les baiseurs, un Père éternel favorisant la fornication, les intromissions, les fellations, et même, pourquoi pas, puisque les moines s’y adonnent, les légères flagellations.

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 "intromission"?
"intromission" is spelled I-N-T-R-O-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "intromission" mean?
As a noun, "intromission" means: Action par laquelle un corps, soit solide, soit fluide, s’introduit ou est introduit dans un autre.
How do you pronounce "intromission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intromission" is \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intromission" come from?
"intromission" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list