intercesseur
\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛ.sœʁ\
The verdict
“intercesseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui intercède.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intercesseur · intercesseur · French
intercesseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | intercesseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛ.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
intercesseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛ.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui intercède.".
Zero misspellings are on record for intercesseur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is intercesseur, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Celui qui intercède.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intercesseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Selon lui, il n’y avait qu’un seul intercesseur pour renouer le contact avec Roger Fu-Seng : l’ambassade de Chine populaire à Paris.
Une sorte de préalable nécessaire, bénéfique à l'écriture, de geste propitiatoire — le premier d'une série qui me fera plus tard retourner dans divers endroits — ou de prière, comme si le lieu pouvait être un obscur intercesseur entre la réalité passée et l'écriture.
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.