ad interim
"ad-interim" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ad interim” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In or for the meantime; temporarily.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ad interim |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ad interim” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for ad interim is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In or for the meantime; temporarily.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ad interim in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin ad interim (“in the meantime”). The correct English form is ad interim, spelled A-D- -I-N-T-E-R-I-M.
Definition
- 1In or for the meantime; temporarily.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ad interim (“in the meantime”).
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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Using “ad interim”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-D- -I-N-T-E-R-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.