intermission
/ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/noun
intermission is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intermission means “A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intermission is intermissions.
How many letters and syllables are in intermission?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is intermission?
Intermission appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 intermission?
- US /ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/
Intermission 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-intermission.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intermission?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intermission from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- coalition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of intermission
- intermissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intermission mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
We ordered some drinks for the intermission.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intermission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense break between performances or sessions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intermède, interlude, entracte |
| German | Unterbrechung, Pause |
| Portuguese | intervalo, intermissão |
| Spanish | intermisión, intermedio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intermission come from?
Derived from Latin intermissiō, from intermittō (“interrupt, omit”) + -tiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).