interchange
/ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verb, noun
interchange is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-H-A-N-G-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, interchange means “to switch (each of two things)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interchange?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-E-R-C-H-A-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 interchange?
Interchange appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 interchange?
- UK /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
- US /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
As a noun (“An act of interchanging”): /ˈɪntə(ɹ).tʃeɪndʒ/, /ˈɪntɚt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/.
Interchange has 3 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)-Vealhurl-interchange_(verb).wav, En-us-interchange-verb.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-interchange_(noun).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with interchange?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as interchange from its last stressed vowel (/eɪndʒ/):
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 interchange
- interchanges present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- interchanging participle, present
- interchanged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interchange mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to switch (each of two things)
to interchange places
- 2
to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
- 3
to swap or change places
- 4
to alternate; to intermingle or vary
to interchange cares with pleasures
- 5
To act as or carry out an interchange (noun, senses 2, 3).
noun
- 1
An act of interchanging.
- 2
A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.
- 3
A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.
- 4
A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.
Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines.
- 5
A back-and-forth interaction; an exchange.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interchange in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | trocar, permutar, intercambiar , alternar , trevo rodoviário |
| Spanish | intercambiar, reemplazar , intercambio vial, intercambio viario , intercambio, intercambios |
| French | échangeur autoroutier, échangeur routier, échangeur , sortie |
| German | Autobahnkreuz, Autobahndreieck, Knoten , Anschlussstelle |
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 interchange come from?
From Old French entrechange, by surface analysis, inter- + change.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).