interstate
/ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/
"interstate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interstate” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,242
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to two or more states.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interstate · interstate · English
interstate · rank #7,242 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,242
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH interference
Nearest frequency peer: interference (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “interstate”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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What this shows “interstate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interstate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,242 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interstate”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around interstate (IPA /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,242 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of, or relating to two or more states.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for interstate, with forms such as "inetrstate", "innterstate", and "interrstate". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops. The correct English form is interstate, spelled I-N-T-E-R-S-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Of, or relating to two or more states.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interstate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
interstate commerce
interstate reciprocity
Etymology
From inter- + state, originally as an adjective only; the noun is by (ellipsis) from interstate highway. The noun also serves adjectivally as a (noun adjunct) in such collocations as interstate construction and interstate rest stops.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inetrstate
- innterstate
- interrstate
- intersatte
- intersstate
- interstaet
- interstatte
- intersttae
- intersttate
- intertsate
- intesrtate
- intrestate
- intterstate
- itnerstate
- niterstate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interstate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count
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Similar misspelling depth
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