Interstitium
[ɪntɐˈstiːt͡si̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Interstitium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zwischenraum (zum Beispiel zwischen Organen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-interstitium · Interstitium · German
Interstitium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Interstitium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪntɐˈstiːt͡si̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Interstitium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Interstitium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐˈstiːt͡si̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Interstitium, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Interstitium, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Zwischenraum (zum Beispiel zwischen Organen)
- 2Zeit zwischen dem Empfang zweier geistlicher Weihen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Interstitium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unter Gewebsflüssigkeit […] versteht man in der Biologie Körperflüssigkeiten im Interstitium, die in der Regel nicht sezerniert werden, also Lymphe, Hämolymphe und ähnliche.“
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.