# intercession

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,911

## Definitions
1. The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
2. A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.

## Etymology
First attested in the early 15th Century. From Middle French intercession, from Old French intercession, from Latin intercessiō, from intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

## Easily confused with
- **intermission** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercession-vs-intermission)
- **interception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interception-vs-intercession)

## Common misspellings (17)
`inetrcession`, `inntercession`, `intecression`, `interccession`, `intercesion`, `intercesison`, `intercessino`, `intercessionn`, `intercessoin`, `intercestion`, `intercsesion`, `interecssion`, `interrcession`, `intrecession`, `inttercession`, `itnercession`, `nitercession`

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