íntimo

/ˈĩ.ti.mu/

//ˈĩ.ti.mu// adj

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The verdict

“íntimo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,282
frequency rank, Portuguese
15
“Í” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - muito interno

Corpus desk

Index PT-intimo · íntimo · Portuguese

íntimo · rank #9,282 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,282
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 15
  • PHOTO-FINISH vácuo

Nearest frequency peer: vácuo (-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 “íntimo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “íntimo” 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).

íntimo vs into
50% similar
íntimo vs intro
50% similar
íntimo vs intuito
57% similar

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

Key facts for íntimo
PropertyValue
Headwordíntimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈĩ.ti.mu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,282
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “íntimo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).íntimocai 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 “vácuo” (#9,280), “ademais” (#9,286), “village” (#9,276). Entre 15 lemas com “Í”, “íntimo” fica em #9,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around íntimo (IPA /ˈĩ.ti.mu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,282 among 15 “Í” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for íntimo, with forms such as "nítimo", "ínitmo", and "ínntimo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "into", "intro", "intuito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is íntimo, spelled Í-N-T-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    muito interno
  2. 2
    atuante no interior

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Esta é uma decisão de foro íntimo, e não permitirei intromissão de qualquer pessoa.

Synonyms

familiarparticularprivado

This word in other languages

intimate(English)íntimo(Español)intime(Français)intim(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nítimo
  • ínitmo
  • ínntimo
  • íntimmo
  • íntiom
  • íntmio
  • ínttimo
  • ítnimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of íntimo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nítimo2ínitmo2ínntimo1íntimmo1íntiom2íntmio2ínttimo1ítnimo2
Edit distance from "íntimo"

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 "íntimo"?
"íntimo" is spelled Í-N-T-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈĩ.ti.mu/.
What does "íntimo" mean?
As an adjective, "íntimo" means: muito interno
What words are commonly confused with "íntimo"?
"íntimo" is commonly confused with "into", "intro", "intuito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "íntimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "íntimo" is /ˈĩ.ti.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "íntimo" come from?
"íntimo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

triplo#9,275boneco#9,299summer#9,263calada#9,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

village8 variantslâmina8 variantsgangue8 variantsnorth8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list