interdiction
/ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈdɪk.ʃən/
"interdiction" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interdiction” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,126
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interdiction · interdiction · English
interdiction · rank #47,126 · 19 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,126
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH interactivity
Nearest frequency peer: interactivity (-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 “interdiction”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- inky
inky
52,879 corpus weight
- Innsbruck
Innsbruck
52,877 corpus weight
- interactivi…
interactivity
52,876 corpus weight
- interdiction
interdiction
52,875 corpus weight
- jarred
jarred
52,872 corpus weight
- Jasmin
Jasmin
52,871 corpus weight
What this shows “interdiction” 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 | interdiction |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈdɪk.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #47,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interdiction”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around interdiction (IPA /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈdɪk.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,126 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for interdiction, with forms such as "inetrdiction", "innterdiction", and "intedriction". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intersection", "interaction", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō. The correct English form is interdiction, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
- 2The destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interdiction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He went off in a hurry, victim to that senseless interdiction against sobriety which closes the pubs at six o'clock, and thereby convicts the populace of collective imbecility.
Under Emergency War Powers Reg. 903.5, you are hereby authorized to assume command of the Normandy SR-2. You are directed to begin interdiction operations against any and all enemies posing a threat to Earth, its colonies, and its allies.
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inetrdiction
- innterdiction
- intedriction
- interdcition
- interddiction
- interdicction
- interdiciton
- interdicsion
- interdictino
- interdictionn
- interdictoin
- interdicttion
- interditcion
- interidction
- interrdiction
- intrediction
- intterdiction
- itnerdiction
- niterdiction
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interdiction - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).