interconnectedness

noun

"interconnectedness" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interconnectedness” is uncommon English (frequency #65,994 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,994
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being interconnected.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interconnectedness · interconnectedness · English

interconnectedness · rank #65,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,994
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH interfacial

Nearest frequency peer: interfacial (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “interconnectedness”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “interconnectedness” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for interconnectedness
PropertyValue
Headwordinterconnectedness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters18
Frequency rank#65,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interconnectedness” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).interconnectednesslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “interfacial” (#65,995), “interloper” (#65,996), “ironstone” (#65,999). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interconnectedness is uncommon English at frequency #65,994 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for interconnectedness in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From interconnected + -ness. The correct English form is interconnectedness, spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-O-N-N-E-C-T-E-D-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being interconnected.
  2. 2
    According to some worldviews, a oneness in all things, with no true separation deeper than appearances.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how interconnectedness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Look closely, and the minute interconnectedness of her novels is a bravura achievement.

Etymology

From interconnected + -ness.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interconnectedness"?
"interconnectedness" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-O-N-N-E-C-T-E-D-N-E-S-S.
What does "interconnectedness" mean?
As a noun, "interconnectedness" means: The state of being interconnected.
What is the origin of the word "interconnectedness"?
From interconnected + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interconnectedness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list