# intersect

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪntəˈsɛkt/ · frequency rank #22,708

## Definitions
1. To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
2. Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.

## Etymology
From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

## Easily confused with
- **intersex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intersect-vs-intersex)
- **interest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interest-vs-intersect)
- **internet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/internet-vs-intersect)
- **interact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interact-vs-intersect)
- **intercept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intercept-vs-intersect)
- **intellect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intellect-vs-intersect)
- **interment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interment-vs-intersect)

## Common misspellings (14)
`inetrsect`, `inntersect`, `interesct`, `interrsect`, `interscet`, `intersecct`, `intersectt`, `intersetc`, `interssect`, `intesrect`, `intresect`, `inttersect`, `itnersect`, `nitersect`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intersect