Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercepted

/ˌɪntɚsˈɛptəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-cept-ed
IPA
/ˌɪntɚsˈɛptəd/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Questions

How do you pronounce intercepted?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚsˈɛptəd/.
What does intercepted mean?
simple past and past participle of intercept

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