interactive
/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/adjective, noun
interactive is spelled I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, interactive means “Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interactive?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th 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 interactive?
Interactive appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 interactive?
- UK /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/
- US /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
Interactive 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-interactive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with interactive?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as interactive from its last stressed vowel (/æktɪv/):
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 interactive
- more interactive comparative
- most interactive superlative
- interactives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interactive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.
interactive teaching methods
- 2
Offering or involving interaction with the user.
an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features
noun
- 1
A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interactive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | interaktiv, wechselwirkend |
| Portuguese | interativo |
| Spanish | interactivo |
| French | interactif |
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 interactive come from?
From inter- + active.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).