interrogatory
/ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/
"interrogatory" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interrogatory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interrogatory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interrogatory” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
interrogatory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɪntəˈɹɑɡəˌtɔɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for interrogatory in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate + -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- + rogatory. The correct English form is interrogatory, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
- 2A question; an interrogation.
Etymology
From Late Latin; equivalent to interrogate + -ory (“pertaining to”), or more distantly inter- + rogatory.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “interrogatory”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.