Interferenz

[ɪntɐfeˈʁɛnt͡s]

/[ɪntɐfeˈʁɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Interferenz” is uncommon German (frequency #64,389 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,389
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bestehender Konflikt

Corpus desk

Index DE-interferenz · Interferenz · German

Interferenz · rank #64,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,389
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH interaktiver

Nearest frequency peer: interaktiver (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Interferenz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Interferenz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Interferenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterferenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐfeˈʁɛnt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Interferenz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Interferenzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „interaktiver“ (#64,388), „isn't“ (#64,390), „institutioneller“ (#64,387). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Interferenz“ bei #64,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Interferenz is uncommon German at frequency #64,389 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐfeˈʁɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Interferenz, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Interferenz, spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    bestehender Konflikt
  2. 2
    Überlagerungserscheinung beim Zusammentreffen von Wellen
  3. 3
    Einfluss, den eine Sprache auf eine andere ausübt
  4. 4
    falsche Analogien beim Erlernen einer neuen Sprache
  5. 5
    Beeinflussung eines Gedächtnisinhalts durch einen anderen, zum Beispiel das Verwechseln von Begriffen, die im gleichen Kontext gelernt wurden
  6. 6
    Einschränkung des Lebensraumes eines Individuums durch die Zunahme der Populationsdichte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn ich mich nicht entscheiden kann, was ich jetzt am liebsten täte, kann man von einer motivationalen Interferenz sprechen.
  2. Wenn zwei Wellen kohärent sind, ist die bei der Interferenz entstehende Welle stabil.

This word in other languages

interference(English)interferencia(Español)interférence(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 "Interferenz"?
"Interferenz" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐfeˈʁɛnt͡s].
What does "Interferenz" mean?
As a noun, "Interferenz" means: bestehender Konflikt
How do you pronounce "Interferenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interferenz" is [ɪntɐfeˈʁɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interferenz" come from?
"Interferenz" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Inaktivität#64,383Jahreskarte#64,395hydraulisch#64,376hundertstel#64,372

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list