interspecific
/ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/
"interspecific" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interspecific” is uncommon English (frequency #88,469 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,469
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Occurring among members of different species; interspecies.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interspecific |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #88,469 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interspecific” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
interspecific is uncommon English at frequency #88,469 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for interspecific, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + specific. The correct English form is interspecific, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C.
Definition
- 1Occurring among members of different species; interspecies.
- 2Existing or occurring between different species.
Etymology
From inter- + specific.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “interspecific”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.