inter
/ɪnˈtɚ/verb
inter is spelled I-N-T-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inter means “To bury in a grave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inter?
| Letters | 5: I-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inter?
Inter appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inter?
- US /ɪnˈtɚ/
- UK /ɪnˈtɜː/
- /ɪnˈtɛr/
Inter has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-GinormousBuildings-inter-.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-inter-.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inter-.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inter?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as inter.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: inert, trine, retin, niter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inter
- inters present, singular, he/she/it
- interring participle, present
- interred participle, past
- enter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bury in a grave.
- 2
To confine, as in a prison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | entre-, inter- , enterrer |
| German | inter-, durch-, unter-, ver-, zwischen- , begraben |
| Portuguese | entre-, inter- , enterrar |
| Spanish | inter- , enterrar , internar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does inter come from?
From Middle English enteren, borrowed from Old French enterrer, enterer, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put in earth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).