interposition
noun
interposition is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, interposition means “The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of interposition is interpositions.
How many letters and syllables are in interposition?
| Letters | 13: I-N-T-E-R-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 interposition?
Interposition appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 interposition?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-interposition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of interposition
- interpositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interposition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
- 2
The thing interposed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Interposition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interposition |
| German | Einfügen, Einwerfen, Einflechten, Zwischenschalten , Einfügung, Einschaltung |
| Portuguese | interposição |
| Spanish | interposición |
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 interposition come from?
From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).