# intercede

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/ · frequency rank #49,427

## Definitions
1. To plead on someone else's behalf.
2. To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
3. To pass between; to intervene.

## Etymology
First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.

## Easily confused with
- **interred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercede-vs-interred)
- **interfere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercede-vs-interfere)
- **intervene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercede-vs-intervene)
- **intercept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercede-vs-intercept)
- **interlude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercede-vs-interlude)

## Common misspellings (13)
`inetrcede`, `inntercede`, `intecrede`, `interccede`, `intercdee`, `intercedde`, `interceed`, `interecde`, `interrcede`, `intrecede`, `inttercede`, `itnercede`, `nitercede`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intercede