intersection
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃/
intersection is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-E-C-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written French, the 11,195th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intersection is a French feminine noun meaning “intersection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Le point où deux lignes se coupent l’une l’autre, la ligne où deux surfaces se coupent réciproquement”.
What does intersection mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintersection
Near-synonyms: croisement, carrefour
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Le point où deux lignes se coupent l’une l’autre, la ligne où deux surfaces se coupent réciproquement. 2. Ensemble des éléments communs à une famille d’ensembles. 3. Endroit où des routes convergent.
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 intersection
- intersections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intersection?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.sjɔ̃\
- [ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛk.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 intersection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intersection in French?
intersection appears 5.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).