interdependent
"interdependent" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interdependent” has 22 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,868
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interdependent · interdependent · English
interdependent · rank #44,868 · 22 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #44,868
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 22 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH intercollegia…
Nearest frequency peer: intercollegiate (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “interdependent”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- inebriated
inebriated
55,137 corpus weight
- inexorably
inexorably
55,136 corpus weight
- insipid
insipid
55,135 corpus weight
- intercolleg…
intercollegiate
55,134 corpus weight
- interdepend…
interdependent
55,133 corpus weight
- Jessup
Jessup
55,130 corpus weight
What this shows “interdependent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interdependent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #44,868 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interdependent”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around interdependent, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,868 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for interdependent, with forms such as "inetrdependent", "innterdependent", and "intedrependent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "interdependence", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + dependent. The correct English form is interdependent, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interdependent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The whole tone of my book is […]to urge that the morality which has been by our necessities developed in the society of individuals must also be applied to the society of nations as that society becomes by virtue of our development more interdependent.
Sooner or later it may dawn upon the present generation that it has witnessed and is witnessing the birth of a new world of interdependent peoples, in which many of the old names and shibboleths have either changed their meanings or lost them entirely.
Etymology
From inter- + dependent.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inetrdependent
- innterdependent
- intedrependent
- interddependent
- interdeepndent
- interdepednent
- interdependdent
- interdependennt
- interdependentt
- interdependetn
- interdependnet
- interdepenednt
- interdepenndent
- interdepnedent
- interdeppendent
- interdpeendent
- interedpendent
- interrdependent
- intredependent
- intterdependent
- itnerdependent
- niterdependent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interdependent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).