intermezzo
[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈmeso]
The verdict
“intermezzo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composición que se intercala entre otras piezas musicales o dramáticas, tales como los actos de una obra de teatro o los movimientos de una obra musical más amplia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-intermezzo · intermezzo · Spanish
intermezzo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intermezzo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈmeso] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “intermezzo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
intermezzo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈmeso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for intermezzo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is intermezzo, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-Z-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Composición que se intercala entre otras piezas musicales o dramáticas, tales como los actos de una obra de teatro o los movimientos de una obra musical más amplia.
- 2Situación en donde al estar bajo una amenaza del rival, en lugar de defenderla, se responde intercalando una amenaza más importante para obligarlo a que tenga que defenderse primero.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.