interpenetrate
/ɪntɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt/verb
interpenetrate is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-N-E-T-R-A-T-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, interpenetrate means “To penetrate mutually or reciprocally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interpenetrate?
| Letters | 14: I-N-T-E-R-P-E-N-E-T-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 interpenetrate?
Interpenetrate appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 interpenetrate?
- UK /ɪntəˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
- US /ɪntɚˈpɛnətɹeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of interpenetrate
- interpenetrates present, singular, he/she/it
- interpenetrating participle, present
- interpenetrated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interpenetrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To penetrate mutually or reciprocally.
- 2
To permeate or pervade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does interpenetrate come from?
From inter- + penetrate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).