interred

verb

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"interred" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interred” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,519
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of inter

Corpus desk

Index EN-interred · interred · English

interred · rank #37,519 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,519
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH int'l

Nearest frequency peer: int'l (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “interred”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “interred” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

interred vs inverted
75% similar
interred vs intersex
75% similar
interred vs internet
75% similar

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

Key facts for interred
PropertyValue
Headwordinterred
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,519
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interred”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).interredlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “int'l” (#37,518), “insufferable” (#37,517), “ingress” (#37,516). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interred” is #37,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around interred, averb. Corpus frequency is #37,519 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of inter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for interred, with forms such as "inetrred", "innterred", and "intered". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "inverted", "intersex", "internet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is interred, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of inter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how interred appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I Richard's body have interred new, and on it have bestow'd more contrite tears than from it issu'd forced drops of blood...

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrred
  • innterred
  • intered
  • intererd
  • interrde
  • interredd
  • intrered
  • intterred
  • itnerred
  • niterred

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interred - 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.

inetrred2innterred1intered1intererd2interrde2interredd1intrered2intterred1
Edit distance from "interred"

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 "interred"?
"interred" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-E-D.
What does "interred" mean?
As a verb, "interred" means: simple past and past participle of inter
What words are commonly confused with "interred"?
"interred" is commonly confused with "inverted", "intersex", "internet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "interred" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "interred", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kauffman#37,531illusory#37,504Holbrook#37,491Hinckley#37,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hyping10 variantshomeboy10 variantsLucerne10 variantsHaywood10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list