intercepta

[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪a]

/[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪a]/ verb

The verdict

“intercepta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,104 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,104
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interceptar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-intercepta · intercepta · Spanish

intercepta · rank #60,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,104
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH intercambiable

Nearest frequency peer: intercambiable (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “intercepta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “intercepta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intercepta
PropertyValue
Headwordintercepta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “intercepta” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).interceptacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “intercambiable” (#60,103), “interceptada” (#60,105), “integraba” (#60,102). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “intercepta” va en #60,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intercepta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,104 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for intercepta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is intercepta, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-P-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interceptar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de interceptar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intercepta"?
"intercepta" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-P-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪a].
What does "intercepta" mean?
As a verb, "intercepta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interceptar.
How do you pronounce "intercepta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intercepta" is [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intercepta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list