# intercom

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,287

## Definitions
1. An independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a building, complex, or residence, typically for access control.

## Etymology
Clipping of intercommunicator.

## Easily confused with
- **interim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercom-vs-interim)
- **interior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercom-vs-interior)
- **Interpol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercom-vs-interpol)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inetrcom`, `inntercom`, `intecrom`, `interccom`, `intercmo`, `intercomm`, `interocm`, `interrcom`, `intrecom`, `inttercom`, `itnercom`, `nitercom`

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