intermission

[ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn]

/[ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn]/ noun

The verdict

“intermission” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterbrechung, Pause

Corpus desk

Index DE-intermission · intermission · German

intermission · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for intermission
PropertyValue
Headwordintermission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „intermission“ im Deutschen

intermissionschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intermission is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterbrechung, Pause".

intermission has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is intermission, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterbrechung, Pause

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a short intermission halfway through a film

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intermission"?
"intermission" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn].
What does "intermission" mean?
As a noun, "intermission" means: Unterbrechung, Pause
How do you pronounce "intermission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intermission" is [ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intermission" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list