intermediacy
in·ter·me·di·a·cy/ɪntɚˈmidi.əsi/noun
intermediacy is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-D-I-A-C-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables (in·ter·me·di·a·cy). It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intermediacy means “The condition of being intermediate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intermediacy is intermediacies.
How many letters and syllables are in intermediacy?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-M-E-D-I-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: in·ter·me·di·a·cy |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intermediacy?
Intermediacy appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 intermediacy?
- US /ɪntɚˈmidi.əsi/
- UK /ɪntəˈmiːdɪəsi/
- UK /-sɪ/
Intermediacy has 6 syllables, split in·ter·me·di·a·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of intermediacy
- intermediacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intermediacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being intermediate
- 2
intervention
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intermediacy come from?
From intermediate + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).