interictal
adjective
interictal is spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-C-T-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, interictal means “Between episodes, attacks, or paroxysms; as (usually, more specifically)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interictal?
| Letters | 10: I-N-T-E-R-I-C-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is interictal?
Interictal appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of interictal
- inter-ictal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interictal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Between episodes, attacks, or paroxysms; as (usually, more specifically)
- 2
Between epileptic seizures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does interictal come from?
From inter- + ictal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).