Interpolation
[ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Interpolation” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,466 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #90,466
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine spätere, von fremder Hand vorgenommene Einfügung oder Änderung an einem Text, die nicht als solche kenntlich gemacht ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Interpolation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #90,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Interpolation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Interpolation is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,466 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1eine spätere, von fremder Hand vorgenommene Einfügung oder Änderung an einem Text, die nicht als solche kenntlich gemacht ist
- 2Änderung der Dichte von Bildpunkten durch die Berechnung benachbarter Bildpunkte; dadurch werden insbesondere die Kontraste verbessert
- 3Einschub, der an der betreffenden Stelle des Stücks ursprünglich nicht vorgesehen ist
- 4numerische Ermittlung einer approximierenden Funktion oder unbekannter Werte aus einzelnen bekannten Daten
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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.
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Using “Interpolation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E-R-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪntɐpolaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.