interneurons

noun

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

The verdict

“interneurons” is uncommon English (frequency #91,640 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,640
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of interneuron

Key facts for interneurons
PropertyValue
Headwordinterneurons
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interneurons” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). interneurons lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interneurons is uncommon English at frequency #91,640 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of interneuron".

Zero misspellings are on record for interneurons in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: inter- + neuron The correct English form is interneurons, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-U-R-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of interneuron

Etymology

inter- + neuron

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 "interneurons"?
"interneurons" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-E-U-R-O-N-S.
What does "interneurons" mean?
As a noun, "interneurons" means: plural of interneuron
What is the origin of the word "interneurons"?
inter- + neuron See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “interneurons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R-N-E-U-R-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list