intercession
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛ.sjɔ̃/
intercession is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,202nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intercession is a French feminine noun meaning “intercession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’intercéder”.
What does intercession mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintercession
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’intercéder. 2. Médiation auprès de Dieu. 3. Capacité d'un programme informatique à modifier son propre état d'exécution.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intercession
- intercessions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intercession?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.se.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.se.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intercession
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intercession in French?
intercession appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).