interclasse
French, noun
interclasse is spelled I-N-T-E-R-C-L-A-S-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written French, the 212,128th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interclasse is a French masculine noun meaning “break (between lessons), recess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, interclassé is a different word: “past participle of interclasser”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Intervalle de temps entre deux heures où les élèves peuvent aller prendre l'air”.
What does interclasse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebreak (between lessons), recess
verb
- 1
past participle of interclasser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Intervalle de temps entre deux heures où les élèves peuvent aller prendre l'air.
adjective: 1. Entre les classes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of interclasse
- interclasses plural
- interclassée feminine
- interclassés masculine plural
- interclassées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is interclasse in French?
interclasse appears about once in every 45 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).