interstadial
adjective, noun
interstadial is spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-T-A-D-I-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, interstadial means “Between developmental stages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in interstadial?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-R-S-T-A-D-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is interstadial?
Interstadial appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of interstadial
- interstadials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does interstadial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Between developmental stages.
the interstadial transmission of disease
- 2
Of or pertaining to a temporary period of thaw in the middle of an ice age.
noun
- 1
Such a period.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does interstadial come from?
From inter- + stadial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).