Interface

[ˈɪntɐˌfeːs]

/[ˈɪntɐˌfeːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Interface” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,958
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schnittstelle, Verbindungsstelle zwischen zwei Funktionseinheiten, über die die Kommunikation abgewickelt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-interface · Interface · German

Interface · rank #19,958 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,958
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH intelligenten

Nearest frequency peer: intelligenten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Interface“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Interface“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Interface
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterface
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪntɐˌfeːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,958
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Interface“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Interfaceliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „intelligenten“ (#19,957), „Intuition“ (#19,959), „Indiana“ (#19,956). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Interface“ bei #19,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Interface (IPA [ˈɪntɐˌfeːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,958 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Interface, with forms such as "inetrface", "innterface", and "intefrace". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Interface, spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schnittstelle, Verbindungsstelle zwischen zwei Funktionseinheiten, über die die Kommunikation abgewickelt wird
  2. 2
    Oberfläche, die Verbindungsstelle zwischen Computer und dem ihn bedienenden Mensch
  3. 3
    elektronische Schaltung, die zwei Komponenten miteinander verbindet, die ansonsten inkompatibel sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Interface appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. SCSI ist ein Akronym und heißt ausgesprochen Small Computer System Interface.
  2. Das Extensible Firmware Interface stellt den Nachfolger des BIOS dar.

Synonyms

Schnittstelle

This word in other languages

interface(English)interfaz(Español)interface(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrface
  • innterface
  • intefrace
  • interafce
  • interfacce
  • interfaec
  • interfcae
  • interfface
  • interrface
  • intreface
  • intterface
  • itnerface
  • niterface

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrface2innterface1intefrace2interafce2interfacce1interfaec2interfcae2interfface1
Edit distance from "Interface"

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 "Interface"?
"Interface" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪntɐˌfeːs].
What does "Interface" mean?
As a noun, "Interface" means: Schnittstelle, Verbindungsstelle zwischen zwei Funktionseinheiten, über die die Kommunikation abgewickelt wird
What are common misspellings of "Interface"?
Common misspellings include "inetrface", "innterface", "intefrace", "interafce", "interfacce". The correct spelling is "Interface".
How do you pronounce "Interface"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interface" is [ˈɪntɐˌfeːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interface" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Interface", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Intuition#19,959härtesten#19,954Kaufkraft#19,969Handwerks#19,945

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Hähnchen13 variantsKapstadt13 variantsMilliardär13 variantserfährst13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list