interlingual
adjective
interlingual is spelled I-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-G-U-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, interlingual means “Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interlingual?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-L-I-N-G-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 interlingual?
Interlingual appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
What does interlingual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interlingual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spanning multiple languages:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interlingual |
| German | interlingual |
| Spanish | interlingüe |
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 interlingual come from?
From inter- + lingual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).