intermitente

/ĩ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈtẽ.tɨ/

//ĩ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈtẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“intermitente” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,049
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é permanente, interrompido por períodos

Corpus desk

Index PT-intermitente · intermitente · Portuguese

intermitente · rank #24,049 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,049
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inspector

Nearest frequency peer: inspector (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “intermitente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “intermitente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intermitente
PropertyValue
Headwordintermitente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈtẽ.tɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#24,049
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “intermitente”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).intermitentecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “inspector” (#24,047), “informalmente” (#24,044), “lampião” (#24,058). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intermitente” fica em #24,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around intermitente (IPA /ĩ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈtẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,049 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que não é permanente, interrompido por períodos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for intermitente, with forms such as "inetrmitente", "inntermitente", and "intemritente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is intermitente, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é permanente, interrompido por períodos

This word in other languages

intermittent(English)intermitente(Español)intermittent(Français)intermittierend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrmitente
  • inntermitente
  • intemritente
  • interimtente
  • intermietnte
  • intermitenet
  • intermitennte
  • intermitentte
  • intermitetne
  • intermitnete
  • intermittente
  • intermmitente
  • intermtiente
  • interrmitente
  • intremitente
  • inttermitente
  • itnermitente
  • nitermitente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intermitente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrmitente2inntermitente1intemritente2interimtente2intermietnte2intermitenet2intermitennte1intermitentte1
Edit distance from "intermitente"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intermitente"?
"intermitente" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈtẽ.tɨ/.
What does "intermitente" mean?
As an adjective, "intermitente" means: que não é permanente, interrompido por períodos
What are common misspellings of "intermitente"?
Common misspellings include "inetrmitente", "inntermitente", "intemritente", "interimtente", "intermietnte". The correct spelling is "intermitente".
How do you pronounce "intermitente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intermitente" is /ĩ.tɨɾ.mi.ˈtẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intermitente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

magistratura#24,068reconquistar#24,138ultravioleta#24,185recompensado#23,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

sepultamento18 variantsextravagante18 variantsmotociclista18 variantsconquistador18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list