Interim

[ˈɪntəʁɪm]

/[ˈɪntəʁɪm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Interim” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,012
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-interim · Interim · German

Interim · rank #40,012 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,012
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH inspirierten

Nearest frequency peer: inspirierten (-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 „Interim“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Interim vs intim
57% similar
Interim vs interne
57% similar
Interim vs Interna
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Interim
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪntəʁɪm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,012
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Interim“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Interimliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „inspirierten“ (#40,011), „Irlands“ (#40,013), „Infekt“ (#40,010). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Interim“ bei #40,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Interim (IPA [ˈɪntəʁɪm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,012 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Interim, with forms such as "inetrim", "innterim", and "inteirm". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "intim", "interne", "Interna", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Interim, spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zwischenzeit
  2. 2
    vorläufige Regelung, Übergangslösung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Über dieses fünfvierteljährige glückliche Interim habe ich zunächst zu berichten.
  2. Jedoch bei einer dritten Auflage dieses Berichts hoff' ich dem Leser gewiß die Zeit genauer angeben zu können, wo von höhern Händen die Dauer festgesetzt wird, die das Interim haben soll.

Synonyms

ÜbergangslösungZwischenzustand

This word in other languages

interim(English)ínterin(Español)intérim(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrim
  • innterim
  • inteirm
  • interimm
  • intermi
  • interrim
  • intreim
  • intterim
  • itnerim
  • niterim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrim2innterim1inteirm2interimm1intermi2interrim1intreim2intterim1
Edit distance from "Interim"

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 "Interim"?
"Interim" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪntəʁɪm].
What does "Interim" mean?
As a noun, "Interim" means: Zwischenzeit
What words are commonly confused with "Interim"?
"Interim" is commonly confused with "intim", "interne", "Interna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Interim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interim" is [ˈɪntəʁɪm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interim" come from?
"Interim" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Irlands#40,013Kadaver#40,021Kakteen#40,023Kapitol#40,027

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

kleidet10 variantsHausherr10 variantsFlieder10 variantserregend10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list