inter alia

adv

"inter-alia" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“inter alia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Among other things.

Key facts for inter alia
PropertyValue
Headwordinter alia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inter alia” sits in English frequency

inter alia falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inter alia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Among other things.".

inter alia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin inter alia. The correct English form is inter alia, spelled I-N-T-E-R- -A-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Among other things.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inter alia.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inter alia"?
"inter alia" is spelled I-N-T-E-R- -A-L-I-A.
What does "inter alia" mean?
As an adverb, "inter alia" means: Among other things.
What is the origin of the word "inter alia"?
Borrowed from Latin inter alia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “inter alia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R- -A-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list