interdisciplinary
adjective
interdisciplinary is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y: 17 letters and 7 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, interdisciplinary means “Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interdisciplinary?
| Letters | 17: I-N-T-E-R-D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is interdisciplinary?
Interdisciplinary appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 interdisciplinary?
Interdisciplinary has 7 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)-Vealhurl-interdisciplinary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of interdisciplinary
- more interdisciplinary comparative
- most interdisciplinary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interdisciplinary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary
- 2
Of or pertaining to a linkage between multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
The interdisciplinary co-operation at this university is very impressive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interdisciplinary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interdisciplinaire |
| German | interdisziplinär, disziplinübergreifend |
| Portuguese | interdisciplinar |
| Spanish | interdisciplinario, interdisciplinar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does interdisciplinary come from?
From inter- + disciplinary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).