Interregnum
German, noun[ɪntɐˈʁɛɡnʊm]
Interregnum is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-E-G-N-U-M (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interregnum is a German neuter noun meaning “interregnum (period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Übergangsregierung, vorläufige Regierung”.
What does Interregnum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterinterregnum (period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Übergangsregierung, vorläufige Regierung 2. der Zeitraum, währenddessen eine solche Regierung herrscht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Interregnum
- Interregnums genitive
- Interregnen plural
- Interregna plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Interregnum?
- [ɪntɐˈʁɛɡnʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Interregnum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Interregnum in German?
Interregnum appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).