interaction
/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/noun
interaction is spelled I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interaction means “The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interaction is interactions.
How many letters and syllables are in interaction?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 interaction?
Interaction appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th 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 interaction?
- UK /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- US /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/
- Australia /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
Interaction has 4 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: En-us-interaction.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with interaction?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as interaction from its last stressed vowel (/ækʃən/):
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 interaction
- interactions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interaction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
Be aware of interactions between different medications.
- 2
A conversation or exchange between people.
I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interaction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one anot:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interaction |
| German | Interaktion, Wechselwirkung |
| Portuguese | interação |
| Spanish | interacción, interrelación, coacción |
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 interaction come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).