interminable

/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/

//ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl// adj

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"interminable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interminable” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,294
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interminable · interminable · English

interminable · rank #48,294 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,294
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH integrator

Nearest frequency peer: integrator (-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 “interminable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “interminable” 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
Key facts for interminable
PropertyValue
Headwordinterminable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,294
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interminable”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).interminablelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “integrator” (#48,293), “interrogator” (#48,295), “injurious” (#48,292). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interminable” is #48,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around interminable (IPA /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,294 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for interminable, with forms such as "inetrminable", "innterminable", and "intemrinable". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable. The correct English form is interminable, spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. After supper Sir Pitt Crawley began to smoke his pipe; and when it became quite dark, he lighted the rushlight in the tin candlestick, and producing from an interminable pocket a huge mass of papers, began reading them, and putting them in order.
  2. The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway.

Etymology

From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable.

This word in other languages

interminável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrminable
  • innterminable
  • intemrinable
  • interimnable
  • intermianble
  • interminabble
  • interminabel
  • interminablle
  • interminalbe
  • interminbale
  • interminible
  • interminnable
  • intermminable
  • intermniable
  • interrminable
  • intreminable
  • intterminable
  • itnerminable
  • niterminable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interminable - 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.

inetrminable2innterminable1intemrinable2interimnable2intermianble2interminabble1interminabel2interminablle1
Edit distance from "interminable"

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 "interminable"?
"interminable" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/.
What does "interminable" mean?
As an adjective, "interminable" means: Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
What are common misspellings of "interminable"?
Common misspellings include "inetrminable", "innterminable", "intemrinable", "interimnable", "intermianble". The correct spelling is "interminable".
How do you pronounce "interminable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interminable" is /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/. 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 "interminable"?
From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable. 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 "interminable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list