intervarsity
adjective, noun
intervarsity is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-R-S-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, intervarsity means “taking place between universities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intervarsity?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-V-A-R-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 intervarsity?
Intervarsity appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Forms of intervarsity
- intervarsities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intervarsity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKtaking place between universities
Oxford stands for intra-varsity in addition to intervarsity sport.
noun
- 1
A competition taking place between universities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intervarsity come from?
From inter- + varsity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).