Which to use
“intercept” is a verb and “interment” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,542
- “intercept” frequency rank
- #39,369
- “interment” frequency rank
- 52911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intercept | interment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion). | The act of burying a dead body; burial. |
Where the eye mixes intercept and interment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: intercept vs interment
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intercept is /ɪntəˈsɛpt/ while interment is /ɪnˈtɝmənt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intercept is recorded at frequency rank #13,542, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪntəˈsɛpt/. interment is at rank #39,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪnˈtɝmənt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52911, this pair ranks #153,170 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intercept vs interment
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "intercept": cp. Private to "interment": m.
"intercept" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "interment" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intercept" for "interment" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intercept" vs "interment" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "intercept" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,170 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intercept" and "interment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interment vs internment". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #153,170 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.