interdependency
"interdependency" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interdependency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mutual dependence, connection or correlation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interdependency · interdependency · English
interdependency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interdependency |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “interdependency” in English
Rare enough to double-check
interdependency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mutual dependence, connection or correlation.".
interdependency has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + dependency. The correct English form is interdependency, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1A mutual dependence, connection or correlation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interdependency appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All life on our planet exists only because we are enmeshed within a complex web of interdependent ecological and social systems. Executives must remove their blinkers and recognise this natural law of interdependency.
In a superbly argued and richly detailed account of the interdependencies of slavery and revolution throughout the Americas, as well as the religious traditions of Protestantism, Catholicism and Islam (many of the west Africans were educated Muslims), […]
Etymology
From inter- + dependency.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.