interdict
/ˈɪntɚdɪkt/
"interdict" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interdict” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,999 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,999
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anoint...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interdict |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪntɚdɪkt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interdict” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for interdict is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɪntɚdɪkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,999 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
interdict has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English entrediten, from Old French entredire (“forbid”), from Latin interdīcō (“prohibit, forbid”), from inter- (“between”) + dīcō (“say”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-. The correct English form is interdict, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T.
Definition
- 1A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
- 2An injunction.
Etymology
From Middle English entrediten, from Old French entredire (“forbid”), from Latin interdīcō (“prohibit, forbid”), from inter- (“between”) + dīcō (“say”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-.
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.