interscholastic

adj

"interscholastic" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interscholastic” is uncommon English (frequency #76,885 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,885
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Involving two or more schools.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interscholastic · interscholastic · English

interscholastic · rank #76,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,885
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intestate

Nearest frequency peer: intestate (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “interscholastic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “interscholastic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for interscholastic
PropertyValue
Headwordinterscholastic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Frequency rank#76,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “interscholastic” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).interscholasticfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “intestate” (#76,886), “intercostal” (#76,883), “intravascular” (#76,887). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interscholastic” is #76,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interscholastic is uncommon English at frequency #76,885 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Involving two or more schools.".

Zero misspellings are on record for interscholastic in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + scholastic. The correct English form is interscholastic, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-O-L-A-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Involving two or more schools.

Etymology

From inter- + scholastic.

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 "interscholastic"?
"interscholastic" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-O-L-A-S-T-I-C.
What does "interscholastic" mean?
As an adjective, "interscholastic" means: Involving two or more schools.
What is the origin of the word "interscholastic"?
From inter- + scholastic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list