intercontinental
French, adjective/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
intercontinental is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 46,078th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intercontinental is a French adjective meaning “intercontinental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a lieu entre deux continents, et particulièrement entre l’Europe et l’Amérique”.
What does intercontinental mean in English?
adjective
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intercontinental
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a lieu entre deux continents, et particulièrement entre l’Europe et l’Amérique.
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 intercontinental
- intercontinentale feminine
- intercontinentaux masculine plural
- intercontinentales feminine plural
- inter-continental
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intercontinental?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intercontinental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intercontinental in French?
intercontinental appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).