interceptan
[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪ãn]
The verdict
“interceptan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,960 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,960
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interceptar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-interceptan · interceptan · Spanish
interceptan · rank #87,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,960
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 22,782
- PHOTO-FINISH interesting
Nearest frequency peer: interesting (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “interceptan”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- instales
instales
12,047 corpus weight
- intangibili…
intangibilidad
12,044 corpus weight
- interceptan
interceptan
12,041 corpus weight
- interesting
interesting
12,040 corpus weight
- intergaláct…
intergaláctica
12,039 corpus weight
- interjección
interjección
12,038 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “interceptan” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interceptan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪ãn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #87,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interceptan” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
interceptan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,960 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈsept̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de interceptar.".
No misspelling variants are generated for interceptan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is interceptan, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-P-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interceptan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.