# intercourse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.tɚˌkɔɹs/ · frequency rank #12,997

## Definitions
1. Communication, conversation.
2. Dealings between countries.
3. Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.
4. Sexual intercourse, especially that involving humans and especially penile-vaginal interconnection.

## Etymology
From Old French entrecours, from Late Latin intercursus.

## Common misspellings (16)
`inetrcourse`, `inntercourse`, `intecrourse`, `interccourse`, `intercoruse`, `intercoures`, `intercourrse`, `intercoursse`, `intercousre`, `intercuorse`, `interocurse`, `interrcourse`, `intrecourse`, `inttercourse`, `itnercourse`, `nitercourse`

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