intercollegiate
adjective, noun
intercollegiate is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-T-E: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, intercollegiate means “Between colleges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intercollegiate?
| Letters | 15: I-N-T-E-R-C-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intercollegiate?
Intercollegiate appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intercollegiate?
Intercollegiate has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of intercollegiate
- intercollegiates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intercollegiate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Between colleges.
noun
- 1
A competition between colleges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intercollegiate come from?
From inter- + collegiate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).