interpret
/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/
"interpret" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interpret” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,486
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interpret · interpret · English
interpret · rank #9,486 · 14 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,486
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH insulin
Nearest frequency peer: insulin (-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 “interpret”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- injustice
injustice
90,518 corpus weight
- inquiries
inquiries
90,517 corpus weight
- insulin
insulin
90,516 corpus weight
- interpret
interpret
90,515 corpus weight
- intro
intro
90,514 corpus weight
- Jill
Jill
90,512 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “interpret” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interpret |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,486 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interpret” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around interpret (IPA /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,486 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for interpret, with forms such as "inetrpret", "innterpret", and "inteprret". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "interred", "interpreted", "interpreter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English interpreten, from Old French enterpreter, (French interpréter), from Latin interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret”), past participle interpretatus, from interpres (“an agent, broker, explainer, interpreter, negotiator”), from inter… The correct English form is interpret, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
- 2To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.
- 3To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation
- 4To convey what a user of one language is saying or signing, in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating, to a user of a different language
- 5To analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interpret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to interpret an Indian speech
The Holy Bible, Matthew i. 23. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Etymology
From Middle English interpreten, from Old French enterpreter, (French interpréter), from Latin interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret”), past participle interpretatus, from interpres (“an agent, broker, explainer, interpreter, negotiator”), from inter (“between”) + -pres, probably the root of pretium (“price”); -pres is probably connected with Ancient Greek φράζειν (phrázein, “to point out, show, explain, declare, speak”), from which φραδή (phradḗ, “understanding”), φράσις (phrásis, “speech”); see phrase.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inetrpret
- innterpret
- inteprret
- interpert
- interppret
- interprett
- interprret
- interprte
- interrpet
- interrpret
- intrepret
- intterpret
- itnerpret
- niterpret
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interpret - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "interpret" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "interred". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,486 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.