intimar

/ĩ.ti.ˈmaɾ/

//ĩ.ti.ˈmaɾ// verb

The verdict

“intimar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,642 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,642
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - notificar com autoridade oficial

Corpus desk

Index PT-intimar · intimar · Portuguese

intimar · rank #61,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,642
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH jejuar

Nearest frequency peer: jejuar (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “intimar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “intimar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intimar
PropertyValue
Headwordintimar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.ti.ˈmaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,642
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “intimar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.intimarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “jejuar” (#61,647), “inconstância” (#61,632), “joke” (#61,652). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intimar” fica em #61,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intimar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,642 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ĩ.ti.ˈmaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for intimar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is intimar, spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    notificar com autoridade oficial
  2. 2
    ordenar

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); 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 "intimar"?
"intimar" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ti.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "intimar" mean?
As a verb, "intimar" means: notificar com autoridade oficial
How do you pronounce "intimar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimar" is /ĩ.ti.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list