interlocutor
[ĩn̪t̪eɾlokuˈt̪oɾ]
The verdict
“interlocutor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,740 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,740
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de los participantes en un diálogo.
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 | interlocutor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪eɾlokuˈt̪oɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #22,740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “interlocutor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for interlocutor is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪eɾlokuˈt̪oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,740 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cualquiera de los participantes en un diálogo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for interlocutor, with forms such as "inetrlocutor", "innterlocutor", and "intelrocutor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "interlocutores", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is interlocutor, spelled I-N-T-E-R-L-O-C-U-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de los participantes en un diálogo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inetrlocutor,innterlocutor,intelrocutor,interlcoutor,interllocutor,interloccutor,interloctuor,interlocuotr,interlocutorr,interlocutro,interlocuttor,interlouctor,interolcutor,interrlocutor,intrelocutor,intterlocutor,itnerlocutor,niterlocutor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interlocutor - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “interlocutor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-T-E-R-L-O-C-U-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩn̪t̪eɾlokuˈt̪oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “interlocutores” - see the side-by-side comparison. interlocutor vs interlocutores
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.