intercessão

noun

The verdict

“intercessão” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,469
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de interceder

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

intercessão vs interessar
73% similar

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

Key facts for intercessão
PropertyValue
Headwordintercessão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,469
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intercessão” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). intercessão lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around intercessão, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,469 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de interceder".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intercessão, with forms such as "inetrcessão", "inntercessão", and "intecressão". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "interessar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is intercessão, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de interceder

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrcessão,inntercessão,intecressão,interccessão,intercessoã,intercesão,intercesãso,intercsesão,interecssão,interrcessão,intrecessão,inttercessão,itnercessão,nitercessão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrcessão2inntercessão1intecressão2interccessão1intercessoã2intercesão1intercesãso2intercsesão2
Edit distance from "intercessão"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intercessão"?
"intercessão" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-Ã-O.
What does "intercessão" mean?
As a noun, "intercessão" means: ato ou efeito de interceder
What words are commonly confused with "intercessão"?
"intercessão" is commonly confused with "interessar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "intercessão" come from?
"intercessão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “intercessão”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “interessar” - see the side-by-side comparison. intercessão vs interessar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list