interspace
/ˈɪntəspeɪs/
"interspace" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interspace” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A space or interval between two things; an interstice
Corpus desk
Index EN-interspace · interspace · English
interspace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interspace |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪntəspeɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “interspace” in English
Rare enough to double-check
interspace is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɪntəspeɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A space or interval between two things; an interstice".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for interspace, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin interspatium. By surface analysis, inter- + space. The correct English form is interspace, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-P-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1A space or interval between two things; an interstice
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interspace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
Tess sat up in bed, lost in a vague interspace between a dream and this information.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin interspatium. By surface analysis, inter- + space.
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.