intermarriage
noun
intermarriage is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intermarriage means “Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intermarriage is intermarriages.
How many letters and syllables are in intermarriage?
| Letters | 13: I-N-T-E-R-M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 intermarriage?
Intermarriage appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 intermarriage?
- US
Intermarriage has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-intermarriage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with intermarriage
Also written: inter-marriage (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of intermarriage
- intermarriages plural
- inter-marriage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intermarriage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.
During the 1960s, some Georgians opposed the intermarriage of blacks and whites.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intermarriage come from?
From inter- + marriage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).