interdépartemental

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\/ adj

The verdict

“interdépartemental” is uncommon French (frequency #94,921 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,921
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interdepartemental · interdépartemental · French

interdépartemental · rank #94,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,921
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intercalés

Nearest frequency peer: intercalés (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « interdépartemental »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « interdépartemental » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for interdépartemental
PropertyValue
Headwordinterdépartemental
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\
Letters18
Frequency rank#94,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « interdépartemental » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).interdépartementaltombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « intercalés » (#94,920), « interrogateurs » (#94,922), « inspired » (#94,919). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « interdépartemental » est au #94,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interdépartemental is uncommon French at frequency #94,921 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for interdépartemental, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is interdépartemental, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-É-P-A-R-T-E-M-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how interdépartemental appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sous la direction de Jean-David Desforges, le Service archéologique interdépartemental des Yvelines et des Hauts-de-Seine (S.A.I. 78-92) a mené depuis la mi-septembre des fouilles préventives dans l’ancienne caserne construite entre 1825 et 1827 pour accueillir des gardes du roi Charles X.
  2. Explications de Reynald Belot, responsable du district de Remiremont à la direction interdépartementale des routes, qui s'étend de Bayon (54) à Besançon (25).

This word in other languages

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interdépartemental"?
"interdépartemental" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-É-P-A-R-T-E-M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\.
What does "interdépartemental" mean?
As an adjective, "interdépartemental" means: Qui a lieu entre plusieurs départements.
How do you pronounce "interdépartemental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interdépartemental" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interdépartemental" come from?
"interdépartemental" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list