interleave
verb, noun
interleave is spelled I-N-T-E-R-L-E-A-V-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, interleave means “To insert (pages, which are normally blank) between the pages of a book” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interleave?
| Letters | 10: I-N-T-E-R-L-E-A-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 interleave?
Interleave appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 interleave?
- US
Interleave has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-interleave.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of interleave
- interleaves present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- interleaving participle, present
- interleaved participle, past
- interleaf
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interleave mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To insert (pages, which are normally blank) between the pages of a book.
- 2
To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing or between items in a group.
- 3
To allocate (things such as successive segments of memory) to different tasks.
noun
- 1
An interleaved or interspersed arrangement.
the interleave of sectors on a floppy disk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interleave in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | interfoliar |
| French | imbriquer, entrelacer, intercaler |
| Portuguese | intercalar |
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 interleave come from?
From inter- + leave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).