# interactive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/ · frequency rank #6,486

## Definitions
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.
2. Offering or involving interaction with the user.

## Etymology
From inter- + active.

## Easily confused with
- **iterative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interactive-vs-iterative)
- **interaction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interaction-vs-interactive)
- **integrative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/integrative-vs-interactive)

## Common misspellings (16)
`inetractive`, `innteractive`, `intearctive`, `interacctive`, `interacitve`, `interactiev`, `interactivve`, `interacttive`, `interactvie`, `interatcive`, `intercative`, `interractive`, `intreactive`, `intteractive`, `itneractive`, `niteractive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/interactive