interpersonal

[ɪntɐpɛʁzoˈnaːl]

/[ɪntɐpɛʁzoˈnaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“interpersonal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zwischen mehreren Personen ablaufend, mehrere Personen betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-interpersonal · interpersonal · German

interpersonal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for interpersonal
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpersonal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪntɐpɛʁzoˈnaːl]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interpersonal” sits in German frequency

interpersonal falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interpersonal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪntɐpɛʁzoˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zwischen mehreren Personen ablaufend, mehrere Personen betreffend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for interpersonal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is interpersonal, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwischen mehreren Personen ablaufend, mehrere Personen betreffend

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interpersonal"?
"interpersonal" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐpɛʁzoˈnaːl].
What does "interpersonal" mean?
As an adjective, "interpersonal" means: zwischen mehreren Personen ablaufend, mehrere Personen betreffend
How do you pronounce "interpersonal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interpersonal" is [ɪntɐpɛʁzoˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interpersonal" come from?
"interpersonal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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