interdiction
/ˌɪn.tɚˈdɪk.ʃən/noun
interdiction is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interdiction means “The act of interdicting or something interdicted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interdiction is interdictions.
How many letters and syllables are in interdiction?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 interdiction?
Interdiction appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 interdiction?
- /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈdɪk.ʃən/
- US /ˌɪn.tɚˈdɪk.ʃən/
Interdiction has 4 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)-Qwertygiy-interdiction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with interdiction?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as interdiction from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkʃən/):
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 interdiction
- interdictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interdiction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
- 2
The destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does interdiction come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).