interment

/ɪnˈtɝmənt/

//ɪnˈtɝmənt// noun

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"interment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interment” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,369
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of burying a dead body; burial.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interment · interment · English

interment · rank #39,369 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,369
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intermediates

Nearest frequency peer: intermediates (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “interment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “interment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interment vs internet
78% similar
interment vs intervene
78% similar
interment vs intersect
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for interment
PropertyValue
Headwordinterment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˈtɝmənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,369
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interment”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).intermentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “intermediates” (#39,368), “irked” (#39,371), “Ivor” (#39,372). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interment” is #39,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around interment (IPA /ɪnˈtɝmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,369 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of burying a dead body; burial.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for interment, with forms such as "inetrment", "innterment", and "intemrent". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "internet", "intervene", "intersect", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment. The correct English form is interment, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of burying a dead body; burial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how interment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In a chamber tomb at Milatos, Mr. Evans discovered in 1899 a painted larnax or sarcophagus, on which there is figured a great Mycenæan body shield, although not of the usual figure-of-eight shape. A false neck vase, however, that belongs almost certainly to the same interment is, in shape and design, similar to one found at Muliana in company with two lat…
  2. She was to be given a state funeral, followed by interment at Arlington National Cemetery.

Etymology

From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment.

Synonyms

burialdeposition obs.inhumationdeep six idiom

Antonyms

disintermentexhumationunearthing

This word in other languages

entierro(Español)Beerdigung(Deutsch)enterro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrment
  • innterment
  • intemrent
  • interemnt
  • intermennt
  • intermentt
  • intermetn
  • intermment
  • intermnet
  • interrment
  • intrement
  • intterment
  • itnerment
  • niterment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrment2innterment1intemrent2interemnt2intermennt1intermentt1intermetn2intermment1
Edit distance from "interment"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interment"?
"interment" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɝmənt/.
What does "interment" mean?
As a noun, "interment" means: The act of burying a dead body; burial.
What words are commonly confused with "interment"?
"interment" is commonly confused with "internet", "intervene", "intersect". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interment" is /ɪnˈtɝmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "interment"?
From Middle English enterement, interment, from Old French enterrement. By surface analysis, inter + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

legitimize14 variantsflattening14 variantsencrusted14 variantsdreamland14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list