interplay
/ˈɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌpleɪ/noun, verb
interplay is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-L-A-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interplay means “Interaction; reciprocal relationship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interplay is interplays.
How many letters and syllables are in interplay?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-E-R-P-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is interplay?
Interplay appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 interplay?
- /ˈɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌpleɪ/
As a verb (“To interact”): /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈpleɪ/.
Interplay has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-interplay.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-interplay_(noun).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-interplay2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with interplay?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as interplay.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: painterly.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of interplay
- interplays plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- interplaying participle, present
- interplayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interplay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Interaction; reciprocal relationship.
verb
- 1
To interact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interplay in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense interaction – see also interaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | relación recíproca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does interplay come from?
From inter- + play.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).