intersection

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“intersection” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,236
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le point où deux lignes se coupent l’une l’autre, la ligne où deux surfaces se coupent réciproquement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intersection · intersection · French

intersection · rank #11,236 · 18 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,236
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH insuffisant

Nearest frequency peer: insuffisant (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « intersection »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « intersection » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intersection vs intervention
83% similar
intersection vs intersections
92% similar
intersection vs interaction
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intersection
PropertyValue
Headwordintersection
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,236
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intersection »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.intersectionse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « insuffisant » (#11,235), « interviennent » (#11,237), « instaurer » (#11,234). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intersection » est au #11,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around intersection (IPA \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,236 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for intersection, with forms such as "inetrsection", "inntersection", and "interesction". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "intervention", "intersections", "interaction", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is intersection, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le point où deux lignes se coupent l’une l’autre, la ligne où deux surfaces se coupent réciproquement.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des éléments communs à une famille d’ensembles.
  3. 3
    Endroit où des routes convergent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how intersection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Point d’intersection.
  2. Ligne d’intersection.

This word in other languages

intersection(English)intersección(Español)Schnittmenge(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrsection
  • inntersection
  • interesction
  • interrsection
  • interscetion
  • intersecction
  • interseciton
  • intersectino
  • intersectionn
  • intersectoin
  • intersecttion
  • intersetcion
  • interssection
  • intesrection
  • intresection
  • inttersection
  • itnersection
  • nitersection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intersection - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrsection2inntersection1interesction2interrsection1interscetion2intersecction1interseciton2intersectino2
Edit distance from "intersection"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intersection"?
"intersection" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "intersection" mean?
As a noun, "intersection" means: Le point où deux lignes se coupent l’une l’autre, la ligne où deux surfaces se coupent réciproquement.
What words are commonly confused with "intersection"?
"intersection" is commonly confused with "intervention", "intersections", "interaction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intersection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intersection" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intersection" come from?
"intersection" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intersection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nouvellement#11,263dénonciation#11,207destinations#11,204combinaisons#11,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

interviennent18 variantsPétersbourg18 variantscommentateurs18 variantscordialement18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list