intercessor

noun

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The verdict

“intercessor” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquele que intercede; medianeiro

Key facts for intercessor
PropertyValue
Headwordintercessor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intercessor” sits in Portuguese frequency

intercessor falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intercessor is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aquele que intercede; medianeiro".

Zero misspellings are on record for intercessor in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is intercessor, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que intercede; medianeiro

This word in other languages

intercessor(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intercessor"?
"intercessor" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-O-R.
What does "intercessor" mean?
As a noun, "intercessor" means: aquele que intercede; medianeiro
What language does "intercessor" come from?
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Using “intercessor”

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-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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