interdisziplinär

[ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“interdisziplinär” is uncommon German (frequency #52,179 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,179
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - über die Grenzen einer (Wissenschafts-)Disziplin hinaus; mehrere Disziplinen einbeziehend

Key facts for interdisziplinär
PropertyValue
Headwordinterdisziplinär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#52,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interdisziplinär” sits in German 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). interdisziplinär lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interdisziplinär is uncommon German at frequency #52,179 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über die Grenzen einer (Wissenschafts-)Disziplin hinaus; mehrere Disziplinen einbeziehend".

interdisziplinär has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is interdisziplinär, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-S-Z-I-P-L-I-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    über die Grenzen einer (Wissenschafts-)Disziplin hinaus; mehrere Disziplinen einbeziehend

Synonyms

fächerübergreifendfachübergreifend

This word in other languages

interdisciplinary(English)interdisciplinaire(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interdisziplinär"?
"interdisziplinär" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-S-Z-I-P-L-I-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "interdisziplinär" mean?
As an adjective, "interdisziplinär" means: über die Grenzen einer (Wissenschafts-)Disziplin hinaus; mehrere Disziplinen einbeziehend
How do you pronounce "interdisziplinär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interdisziplinär" is [ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interdisziplinär" come from?
"interdisziplinär" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “interdisziplinär”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E-R-D-I-S-Z-I-P-L-I-N-Ä-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌɪntɐdɪst͡sipliˈnɛːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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