intermediation

noun

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"intermediation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intermediation” is uncommon English (frequency #88,468 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,468
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of coming between; an intervention.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intermediation · intermediation · English

intermediation · rank #88,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,468
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interlaken

Nearest frequency peer: Interlaken (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “intermediation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “intermediation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intermediation
PropertyValue
Headwordintermediation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#88,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “intermediation” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).intermediationfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Interlaken” (#88,467), “interspecific” (#88,469), “involution” (#88,471). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intermediation” is #88,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intermediation is uncommon English at frequency #88,468 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intermediation, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intermediate (verb) + -ion. The correct English form is intermediation, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of coming between; an intervention.
  2. 2
    Intervention; interposition.

Etymology

From intermediate (verb) + -ion.

This word in other languages

intermédiation(Français)Vermittlung(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intermediation"?
"intermediation" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "intermediation" mean?
As a noun, "intermediation" means: An act of coming between; an intervention.
What is the origin of the word "intermediation"?
From intermediate (verb) + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intermediation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inconsiderable#88,459histologically#88,423microsatellite#88,611erythropoietin#88,313

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list