interim
/ˈɪntəɹɪm/
"interim" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interim” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,144
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transitional.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interim · interim · English
interim · rank #7,144 · 10 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,144
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH institutional
Nearest frequency peer: institutional (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “interim”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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indirect
92,860 corpus weight
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inspire
92,859 corpus weight
- institution…
institutional
92,858 corpus weight
- interim
interim
92,857 corpus weight
- interviewed
interviewed
92,856 corpus weight
- Java
Java
92,855 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “interim” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | interim |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪntəɹɪm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interim” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around interim (IPA /ˈɪntəɹɪm/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,144 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for interim, with forms such as "inetrim", "innterim", and "inteirm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "intern", "interior", "inherit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin interim (“meanwhile”). The correct English form is interim, spelled I-N-T-E-R-I-M.
Definition
- 1Transitional.
- 2Temporary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Iraq's government is interim.
In a period of transition from steam to diesel, many of the schemes are inevitably of an interim nature and only on full dieselisation will the final pattern be determined and full benefit derived.
Etymology
From Latin interim (“meanwhile”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inetrim
- innterim
- inteirm
- interimm
- intermi
- interrim
- intreim
- intterim
- itnerim
- niterim
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interim - 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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interim", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "interim" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "intern". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,144 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.