interdisciplinarity
"interdisciplinarity" is a 19-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interdisciplinarity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interdisciplinarity · interdisciplinarity · English
interdisciplinarity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | interdisciplinarity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “interdisciplinarity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
interdisciplinarity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for interdisciplinarity, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, inter- + disciplinar(y) + -ity. The correct English form is interdisciplinarity, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how interdisciplinarity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: cross-disciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity
Etymology
By surface analysis, inter- + disciplinar(y) + -ity.
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.