Which to use
“interception” and “intercession” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,904
- “interception” frequency rank
- #38,370
- “intercession” frequency rank
- 61274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interception | intercession |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’intercepter ou résultat de cette action. | Action d’intercéder. |
Where the eye mixes interception and intercession
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interception vs intercession
A purely visual mix-up. interception (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\) and intercession (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.se.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interception is recorded at frequency rank #22,904, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. intercession is at rank #38,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.se.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61274, this pair ranks #93,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interception vs intercession
Shared letters: ceinort. Private to "interception": p. Private to "intercession": s.
"interception" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC · "intercession" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interception ← inetrception · innterception · intecreption · intercception · intercepiton · intercepption · interceptino · interceptionn
- intercession ← inetrcession · inntercession · intecression · interccession · intercesion · intercesison · intercessino · intercessionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interception" and "intercession" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "interception" or "intercession" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "interception" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intercession" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interception" and "intercession" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interception vs interceptions". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #93,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.