interpreted

/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/

//ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd// verb

"interpreted" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interpreted” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,051 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#8,051
frequency rank, English
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of interpret

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interpreted vs interpreter
91% similar
interpreted vs interpreters
83% similar
interpreted vs interpret
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for interpreted
PropertyValue
Headwordinterpreted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,051
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interpreted” 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). interpreted lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for interpreted is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,051 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of interpret".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for interpreted, with forms such as "inetrpreted", "innterpreted", and "inteprreted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "interpreter", "interpreters", "interpret", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is interpreted, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of interpret

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrpreted,innterpreted,inteprreted,interperted,interppreted,interpreetd,interpretde,interpretedd,interpretted,interprreted,interprteed,interrpeted,interrpreted,intrepreted,intterpreted,itnerpreted,niterpreted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interpreted - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inetrpreted2innterpreted1inteprreted2interperted2interppreted1interpreetd2interpretde2interpretedd1
Edit distance from "interpreted"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interpreted"?
"interpreted" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/.
What does "interpreted" mean?
As a verb, "interpreted" means: simple past and past participle of interpret
What words are commonly confused with "interpreted"?
"interpreted" is commonly confused with "interpreter", "interpreters", "interpret". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interpreted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interpreted" is /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interpreted" come from?
"interpreted" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “interpreted”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “interpreter” - see the side-by-side comparison. interpreted vs interpreter
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list