intimidar

/ĩ.ti.mi.ˈdaɾ/

//ĩ.ti.mi.ˈdaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“intimidar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,365
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar tímido

Corpus desk

Index PT-intimidar · intimidar · Portuguese

intimidar · rank #18,365 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,365
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH insulina

Nearest frequency peer: insulina (-3 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 “intimidar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intimidar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intimidar vs intimidade
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intimidar
PropertyValue
Headwordintimidar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.ti.mi.ˈdaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,365
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “intimidar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “insulina” (#18,362), “jurisprudência” (#18,369), “ke” (#18,370). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intimidar” fica em #18,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around intimidar (IPA /ĩ.ti.mi.ˈdaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,365 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intimidar, with forms such as "initmidar", "inntimidar", and "intiimdar". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intimidade", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is intimidar, spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar tímido
  2. 2
    assustar
  3. 3
    assustar, atemorizar, causar apreensão

This word in other languages

intimidate(English)intimidar(Español)intimider(Français)einschüchtern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • initmidar
  • inntimidar
  • intiimdar
  • intimdiar
  • intimiadr
  • intimidarr
  • intimiddar
  • intimidra
  • intimmidar
  • intmiidar
  • inttimidar
  • itnimidar
  • nitimidar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

initmidar2inntimidar1intiimdar2intimdiar2intimiadr2intimidarr1intimiddar1intimidra2
Edit distance from "intimidar"

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 "intimidar"?
"intimidar" is spelled I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ti.mi.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "intimidar" mean?
As a verb, "intimidar" means: tornar tímido
What words are commonly confused with "intimidar"?
"intimidar" is commonly confused with "intimidade". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intimidar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intimidar" is /ĩ.ti.mi.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intimidar" come from?
"intimidar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imaterial#18,349pentágono#18,407porcelana#18,415complicar#18,285

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

avalanche13 variantsaspirante13 variantsantecipar13 variantsaplicável13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list