Interpolation

[ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Interpolation” is uncommon German (frequency #90,466 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,466
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine spätere, von fremder Hand vorgenommene Einfügung oder Änderung an einem Text, die nicht als solche kenntlich gemacht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-interpolation · Interpolation · German

Interpolation · rank #90,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,466
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Integrationsk…

Nearest frequency peer: Integrationskurs (-2 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 „Interpolation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Interpolation
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterpolation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#90,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Interpolation“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Interpolationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Integrationskurs“ (#90,464), „Inventars“ (#90,468), „inspired“ (#90,463). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Interpolation“ bei #90,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Interpolation is uncommon German at frequency #90,466 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Interpolation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Interpolation, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine spätere, von fremder Hand vorgenommene Einfügung oder Änderung an einem Text, die nicht als solche kenntlich gemacht ist
  2. 2
    Änderung der Dichte von Bildpunkten durch die Berechnung benachbarter Bildpunkte; dadurch werden insbesondere die Kontraste verbessert
  3. 3
    Einschub, der an der betreffenden Stelle des Stücks ursprünglich nicht vorgesehen ist
  4. 4
    numerische Ermittlung einer approximierenden Funktion oder unbekannter Werte aus einzelnen bekannten Daten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um einen Funktionswert zwischen zwei bekannten Werten annäherungsweise zu bestimmen, wendet man häufig die Methode der linearen Interpolation an.

Antonyms

Extrapolation

This word in other languages

interpolation(English)

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 "Interpolation"?
"Interpolation" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Interpolation" mean?
As a noun, "Interpolation" means: eine spätere, von fremder Hand vorgenommene Einfügung oder Änderung an einem Text, die nicht als solche kenntlich gemacht ist
How do you pronounce "Interpolation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interpolation" is [ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interpolation" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list