intervals

/ˈɪntɚvəlz/

//ˈɪntɚvəlz// noun

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"intervals" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intervals” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,402
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of interval

Corpus desk

Index EN-intervals · intervals · English

intervals · rank #11,402 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,402
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intriguing

Nearest frequency peer: intriguing (+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 “intervals”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “intervals” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intervals vs internal
78% similar
intervals vs interval
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intervals
PropertyValue
Headwordintervals
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪntɚvəlz/
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,402
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “intervals”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).intervalslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “intriguing” (#11,403), “insured” (#11,400), “invasive” (#11,404). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intervals” is #11,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around intervals (IPA /ˈɪntɚvəlz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,402 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of interval".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intervals, with forms such as "inetrvals", "inntervals", and "interavls". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "internal", "interval", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is intervals, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of interval

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrvals
  • inntervals
  • interavls
  • interrvals
  • intervalls
  • intervalss
  • intervasl
  • intervlas
  • intervvals
  • intevrals
  • intrevals
  • inttervals
  • itnervals
  • nitervals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intervals - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inetrvals2inntervals1interavls2interrvals1intervalls1intervalss1intervasl2intervlas2
Edit distance from "intervals"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intervals"?
"intervals" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪntɚvəlz/.
What does "intervals" mean?
As a noun, "intervals" means: plural of interval
What words are commonly confused with "intervals"?
"intervals" is commonly confused with "internal", "interval". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intervals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intervals" is /ˈɪntɚvəlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intervals" come from?
"intervals" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intervals", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

liberties#11,411MacDonald#11,413footsteps#11,387monuments#11,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

manipulate14 variantspreaching14 variantsbroadband14 variantswhichever14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list