Intercity

[ɪntɐˈsɪti]

/[ɪntɐˈsɪti]/ noun

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The verdict

“Intercity” is uncommon German (frequency #53,804 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,804
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zug der gleichnamigen Zuggattung, die sich meist durch besseren Komfort, höhere Geschwindigkeit, weniger Halte und längere Reisewege auszeichnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-intercity · Intercity · German

Intercity · rank #53,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,804
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Intensivtäter

Nearest frequency peer: Intensivtäter (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Intercity”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Intercity” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Intercity
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntercity
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐˈsɪti]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Intercity” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Intercity lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Intercity is uncommon German at frequency #53,804 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐˈsɪti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zug der gleichnamigen Zuggattung, die sich meist durch besseren Komfort, höhere Geschwindigkeit, weniger Halte und längere Reisewege auszeichnet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Intercity, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Intercity, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zug der gleichnamigen Zuggattung, die sich meist durch besseren Komfort, höhere Geschwindigkeit, weniger Halte und längere Reisewege auszeichnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wegen einer defekten Lok haben Bahnreisende mehrere Stunden lang ohne Klimaanlage in einem Intercity festgesessen.“

This word in other languages

intercity(Français)

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intercity"?
"Intercity" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐˈsɪti].
What does "Intercity" mean?
As a noun, "Intercity" means: Zug der gleichnamigen Zuggattung, die sich meist durch besseren Komfort, höhere Geschwindigkeit, weniger Halte und längere Reisewege auszeichnet
How do you pronounce "Intercity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intercity" is [ɪntɐˈsɪti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intercity" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ionischen#53,808herausgab#53,774Koriander#53,836Halbkreis#53,757

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list