intervocalic
/ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/adjective
intervocalic is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-O-C-A-L-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, intervocalic means “Existing or occurring between vowels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intervocalic?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-V-O-C-A-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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; 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 intervocalic?
Intervocalic appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 intervocalic?
- UK /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/
- US /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-intervocalic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intervocalic?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intervocalic from its last stressed vowel (/ælɪk/):
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).
What does intervocalic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Existing or occurring between vowels.
Coordinate term: interconsonantal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intervocalic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense between vowels:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intervocalique |
| German | intervokalisch |
| Portuguese | intervocálico |
| Spanish | intervocálico |
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 intervocalic come from?
From inter- + vocalic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).