intermarry
/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmæɹi/verb
intermarry is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-A-R-R-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, intermarry means “To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intermarry?
| Letters | 10: I-N-T-E-R-M-A-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 intermarry?
Intermarry appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 intermarry?
- /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmæɹi/
Intermarry 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)-Vealhurl-intermarry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intermarry
- intermarries present, singular, he/she/it
- intermarrying participle, present
- intermarried participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intermarry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.
Mary was Catholic and Ron was Jewish, but they decided that it was acceptable to intermarry.
- 2
To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intermarry come from?
From inter- + marry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).