intercut
verb, noun
intercut is a verb meaning “To intersect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-U-T, and it appears about once in every 11 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does intercut mean?
verb
- 1
To intersect.
- 2
To alternate between scenes from one sequence and scenes from another film sequence, often with the sequences to be perceived as simultaneous.
noun
- 1
An alternating sequence of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of intercut
- intercuts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- intercutting participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is intercut?
Intercut appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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).
Where does intercut come from?
From inter- + cut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).