interbreed
/ɪnteɹˈbɹid/
"interbreed" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interbreed” is uncommon English (frequency #97,146 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,146
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interbreed · interbreed · English
interbreed · rank #97,146 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,146
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH insufferably
Nearest frequency peer: insufferably (-1 rank slots)
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “interbreed”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- insecticidal
insecticidal
2,857 corpus weight
- insufferably
insufferably
2,856 corpus weight
- interbreed
interbreed
2,855 corpus weight
- interlocuto…
interlocutory
2,854 corpus weight
- intranasal
intranasal
2,853 corpus weight
- invasiveness
invasiveness
2,852 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “interbreed” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interbreed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnteɹˈbɹid/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “interbreed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
interbreed is uncommon English at frequency #97,146 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnteɹˈbɹid/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for interbreed, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + breed. The correct English form is interbreed, spelled I-N-T-E-R-B-R-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.
- 2To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interbreed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The rypes and our red grouse are identically the same bird, though disease has never been known in the former, and even interbreeding with the red grouse, to the limited extent they are ever likely to do, should do more good than harm.
The city's two-inch Environmental Review Technical Manual instructs regulators to consider adverse environmental impacts on "any subspecies" or "any distinct population segment . . . which interbreeds when mature."
Etymology
From inter- + breed.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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