interpersonal

adj

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"interpersonal" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interpersonal” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,866
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Between two or more people.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interpersonal · interpersonal · English

interpersonal · rank #17,866 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,866
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,902
  • PHOTO-FINISH interracial

Nearest frequency peer: interracial (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “interpersonal”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “interpersonal” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for interpersonal
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpersonal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#17,866
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interpersonal” 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). interpersonal lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around interpersonal, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,866 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Between two or more people.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for interpersonal, with forms such as "inetrpersonal", "innterpersonal", and "inteprersonal". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + personal. The correct English form is interpersonal, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Between two or more people.

Etymology

From inter- + personal.

Synonyms

interindividual

This word in other languages

interpersonnel(Français)zwischenmenschlich(Deutsch)interpessoal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrpersonal
  • innterpersonal
  • inteprersonal
  • intereprsonal
  • interperosnal
  • interperrsonal
  • interpersnoal
  • interpersoanl
  • interpersonall
  • interpersonla
  • interpersonnal
  • interperssonal
  • interpesronal
  • interppersonal
  • interpresonal
  • interrpersonal
  • intrepersonal
  • intterpersonal
  • itnerpersonal
  • niterpersonal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetrpersonal2innterpersonal1inteprersonal2intereprsonal2interperosnal2interperrsonal1interpersnoal2interpersoanl2
Edit distance from "interpersonal"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interpersonal"?
"interpersonal" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L.
What does "interpersonal" mean?
As an adjective, "interpersonal" means: Between two or more people.
What are common misspellings of "interpersonal"?
Common misspellings include "inetrpersonal", "innterpersonal", "inteprersonal", "intereprsonal", "interperosnal". The correct spelling is "interpersonal".
What is the origin of the word "interpersonal"?
From inter- + personal. 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 "interpersonal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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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