interval
/ˈɪntəvəl/
"interval" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“interval” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,068
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A distance in space.
Corpus desk
Index EN-interval · interval · English
interval · rank #10,068 · 12 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,068
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH insufficient
Nearest frequency peer: insufficient (-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 “interval”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- incumbent
incumbent
89,936 corpus weight
- insider
insider
89,935 corpus weight
- insufficient
insufficient
89,934 corpus weight
- interval
interval
89,933 corpus weight
- jelly
jelly
89,932 corpus weight
- kai
kai
89,931 corpus weight
What this shows “interval” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interval |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪntəvəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,068 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interval”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around interval (IPA /ˈɪntəvəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,068 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for interval, with forms such as "inetrval", "innterval", and "interavl". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "intervals", "internal", "integral", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vall… The correct English form is interval, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L.
Definition
- 1A distance in space.
- 2A period of time.
- 3The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
- 4A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
- 5An intermission.
- 6half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.
- 7Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interval appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, / A dreadful interval.
[M]any attempts were made to prevent the spreading of it [the fire] by pulling down Houses, and making great Intervals, but all in vain, the Fire seizing upon the Timber and Rubbish, and so continuing it set even through those spaces […]
Etymology
From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vallum (“palisade, wall”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inetrval
- innterval
- interavl
- interrval
- intervall
- intervla
- intervval
- intevral
- intreval
- intterval
- itnerval
- niterval
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interval - 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
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).